Author Description

A middle-aged professor manning the front lines of online dating, an aspiring writer fleeing her recent past, a divorced dad's outing with his child, an intemperate engineer contending with the death of a difficult parent, a devoted mother with a powerful secret, a son haunted by his memories, a daughter's overdue visit to her father's grave, a jaded grocery clerk yearning for something more - the fifteen stories in this collection are populated by an engaging cast of characters making their way across the rocky terrain of their lives. Exploring this terrain with wit and compassion, Joe Robinson gives an entertaining and poignant account of a world that is both unexpected and keenly familiar.