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Product Description A lonely secretary schemes to kidnap a young stranger to replace the baby she lost in utero and a woman's far-flung pursuit of her graduate degree has spooky consequences--these are two of the less-than-ordinary perils encountered in Ann Robinson's debut collection.Elsewhere, more commonplace situations pit mothers against adolescent daughters while couples navigate the choppy waters of middle age, sisters struggle to bridge the gap created by family trauma, and cantankerous seniors try the patience of their exasperated offspring. From the Publisher 6 x 9 trim. About the Author In 2001 Robinson was asked to read "The Elf Gig," a story from this collection, on New Hampshire Public Radio. Her short stories have appeared in Yankee, Oxford Magazine, The Nightshade Nightstand Reader, Ellipsis, in regional anthologies and on the internet. She reviewed fiction for Publishers Weekly. Her feature articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines, including the Keene NH Sentinel. She has also written and produced award-winning radio commercials, and was a CLIO finalist in 1978. A graduate of Connecticut College, she received an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College and has lectured widely on the writer Shirley Jackson. Her