Scantic Books is proud to publish Ways to Read the World, the new
collection from flash fiction master, Robert Scotellaro.
There's an old
saying that postulates there are two sides to every story. Scotellaro
goes one step beyond with these triptych tales. These three-part stories
present three unique and interconnection literary explorations, giving
readers three distinct ways to consider each character, relationship,
event, mood, theme. In short, over and over again, Scotellaro expertly
packs three stories into one with the skill of someone packing for three
separate sojourns in one compact carry-on bag. Join him on his journeys
and discover a multitude of ways to read the world in what author Meg
Pokrass calls, "mini-marvels of diamond-cut prose." Author Michael C.
Keith calls this book, "A triple delight and triumph," while author
Robin Stratton notes that, "No one--no one--does flash fiction better
than Robert Scotellaro."
Order Ways to Read the World here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TYSFMSS
Ways to Read the World is another masterwork by a
brilliant weaver of the compact tale. Robert Scotellaro’s ability to compress whole
worlds into a few sentences is singular and always profoundly entertaining and
illuminating. As with the author’s previous short-short fiction collections,
this new effort challenges the reader’s complacency and imagination––a sudden
turn of phrase and the train is off its tracks and bound in unexpected
directions. The innovative triptych format in Ways to Read the World works to marvelous effect as well, expanding
and enriching the motifs and themes of its luminous prosetry. Scotellaro’s
incomparable artistry, wit, and insight are all on exquisite display in this
wonderful new volume. A triple delight and triumph. – Michael C. Keith,
author Insomnia 11 and Quiet Geography.
Ways to Read the World is a dazzling
collection of stories so beautifully written and so powerfully sad that your
heart will break over and over. No one—no one—does flash fiction better
than Robert Scotellaro. Is there such a thing as a perfect book? This might be
it. – Robin
Stratton, Some Have Gone and Some Remain
In Ways
to Read the World, Robert Scotellaro’s head-of-the-pin triptych stories are
miniature wonders. This author’s great gift is his power to condense human
experience into mini-marvels of diamond-cut prose. – Meg Pokrasss, author of Damn Sure Right and
The Dog Seated Next to Me
Robert Scotellaro’s work has been included in
W.W. Norton’s Flash Fiction International, Maryland Literary Review,
Gargoyle, Matter Press, New World Writing, Best Small Fictions 2016, 2017, and 2021, Best Microfiction 2020,
and elsewhere. He is the author of seven chapbooks, several books for
children, and five flash fiction collections. He was the winner of Zone 3’s Rainmaker Award in Poetry and
the Blue Light Book Award for his fiction. His flash collection, What Are the Chances? (Press 53), was a
finalist for the 2020 Big Other Book Award for fiction. A new chapbook of flash
and micro stories, God in a Can, is
scheduled for release in 2022 (Bamboo Dart Press). He has, along with
James Thomas, co-edited New Micro:
Exceptionally Short Fiction, published by W.W. Norton & Co. Robert is
one of the founding donors to The Ransom Flash Fiction Collection at the
University of Texas, Austin. He lives in San Francisco. Visit him at
www.robertscotellaro.com.
