The Sounds

A missing couple recalled in snatches of conversation. An abstract painter who goes on the road in search of new directions. A crypto trader discovers his last friend has become difficult to see. A mother who won't let go of her children. A psychic photographer who captures images of the dead. A crime scene investigator watches people come and go. Six stories by Chad Taylor, compiled for the first time, share themes of transience, dreamlike intimacy and loss.

New Zealand writer Chad Taylor ...