Sum of Many Things - Paperback

by Rick Maloy (Author)

Award winner, Rick Maloy, has collected his short stories from 2007-2011. Each presents a unique snapshot of the humor, folly, and avoidable tragedies that befall humans. Haunting characters abound. A torqued-up teenage boy in possession of an unconscious girl. A lonely young woman visiting her mother's birthplace in Ireland. Parents of a model child who discover she's sold off the timber on their weekend retreat. Spouses blind-sided by betrayal. A man in his mid-fifties trapped by vanity into attending trapeze school. A young cemetery worker's brush with sacrilege. These and other fascinating players find unusual paths to understanding in this powerful example of the writing craft.

Author Biography

Rick Maloy's stories have won awards and appeared in numerous e-zines until 2010 when he turned his focus to novels. His first, REPLACEMENT CHILDREN, was published in 2013. Rick and his wife Ann Marie live in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.