“While 'women and children' often evokes images of immediate crisis and prioritized vulnerability, this epic collection, Women and Children, delves into a deeper, more enduring narrative. Through concise yet resonant short pieces, drawing upon historical references and photographs, the author gives voice to women across diverse eras and landscapes, weaving a compelling and expansive tapestry of experience. From Yemen and Beirut to Louisiana, Florida and the ancient city of Rome (among others), the collection alternates between the stories of women who have lost sons to conflict, those navigating life as refugees and those whose lives unfold as dancers, nurses or lace-sellers. This powerful work transcends geographical and temporal boundaries, grounding us in narratives that feel both personal and urgently timely."      —Alise Alousi 


“There’s still some great challenging writing out there:

'A rolling tongue, cast back from some other beyond — an opening, channel, entering, then later leaving. At the rim or edge of anything : by means of : the waking dream furls a bend or ply of mind — all symbols ossified, become the fabric of — the long song pealed, repealed as simple as the love/hate anthems, the Celt battles, the blood-shrouded terrain, where any town square might rightfully be called diamond, as seeing Coleraine from an aerial distance. Instances of simultaneous coexistence, but disuse is the staple of the dreamlife . . .' — E. G. Cunningham, “Women and Children” (from Fugue)

I loved this story. It takes me out of the mundanity of my sublunary existence, makes me want to slow down, silence my phone, turn off my Twitter feed, and really read — it also makes me want to write things like : the mundanity of my sublunary existence (not to mention, to put spaces before and after my colons). The important thing here is that Cunningham, I do believe, is trying to challenge us."  —Erik Harper Klass, “What I Learned About Writing After Reading 1,000 Short Stories Last Year"