Valparaiso Round the Horn Author:Madeline ffitch Read just a few paragraphs and you?ll see: not much preamble is required for Madeline ffitch?s debut collection. The short stories within speak for themselves, loudly, clearly. Here you?ll find a passionate scientist studying a forgotten species of Mud Turtle, a janitor who brings up his daughter in the basement of her middle school, a construct... more »ion worker who minds where he pees, and a whole lot more. Throughout, you?ll be astonished and engaged by their colloquial fluency, honest characters, and intriguing rural backdrops.« less