Looking long and steadily at another human being through one's own distorting lenses is not merely difficult, it is often downright impossible
but the endeavor provides ample material for dramatic storytelling. The characters . . . here play out their approach/avoidance maneuvers in various, sometimes bizarre ways. Whether exemplary, run-of-the-mill, or cautionary figures, they all demonstrate how tortuous and exhilarating it ... Read moreis to acknowledge that other people actually do exist.
Georgia Review Without exception, these 10 stories are compulsively readable, incisive and smart. . . . Stanton . . . is a smooth writer, one whose pieces stab quickly to the heart, reveal an essential truth about human nature and neatly . . . flit out.
Chicago Tribune Ten darkly funny short stories that prove to be unpredictable, smart, and lively. . . .
Ploughshares In this collection of finely wrought short stories, Stanton, a professor at Indiana University, displays her keen ability to capture characters who are outwardly unnoticeable but yield unexpected complexities upon closer inspection. Readers will be captivated by these lyric and poignant stories.
Booklist A sensitive and amusing new collection. . . .
Kirkus Reviews . . . One of the best expositions of the history of the doctrine of infallibility to emerge in the last five years, ranking it with the works of Brian Tierney or Francis Oakley. . . . This is an example of a mature scholar in absolute command of his subject matter. It will be highly valuable for church historians, graduate, and seminary libraries.
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