Tightly knit, these five stories weave an unholy melange of revenge and ultimate kindness-a Frankenstein tale, vignettes wired together, spanning a thousand years of language, birth, cruelty, justice, and incest.
Best American Short Stories nominee Russell Helms has had stories in Sand, GFT Press, Temenos, Drunken Boat, Litro, Versal, Bewildering Stories, The Moth, and many other journals. He writes, designs books, and holds a lectureship in English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Famine is the first in a seven-book series.
