If You [ ]: Fabula, Fantasy, F**kery, Hope: Fabula, Fantasy, F**kery, and Hope

Colin Fleming's If You Follow This, a short story collection, defies the unwritten rule of the genre by delivering a punk rock triple album in book form, exploring the breadth of human experience and affirming that narrative is everywhere if we are able and willing to see it.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 10 February 2022
Publisher: Dzanc Books

Abe Lincoln and Edgar Allan Poe, two souls traversing the river in the afterlife, engage in a lively debate about the concept of a second death. Meanwhile, two young boys navigate the complexities of jazz, baseball, and the journey of growing up in the fleeting moments between the pitch and the swing. Furthermore, a man from Living Dangerously embarks on an extraordinary adventure across the ocean, armed with a pile of lobster traps, in search of uncovering the truth behind the enigmatic smoke on the wind. In his groundbreaking work, If You [ ], author Colin Fleming challenges the conventional rules of short story collections. Through a diverse range of over thirty different styles, Fleming presents a punk rock triple album in book form, showcasing a breathtaking array of fearless artistry that spans from horror to hyper-experimental to a narrative disguised as a grocery list. These captivating compositions intertwine, resonating with unexpected chords, delving into the vast expanse of human experience and reinforcing the notion that narrative exists everywhere, waiting to be discovered by those who are open to seeing it.

Weight: 240g
Dimension: 138 x 214 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781950539215