What He's Poised to Do - Ben Greenman
Ben Greenman is a writer of virtuosic range and uncanny emotional insight. As Darin Strauss has noted, \Like Bruno Schulz, George Saunders, Donald Barthelme, and no one else I can think of, Greenman has the power to be whimsical without resorting to whimsy.\ The stories in this new collection, What He's Poised to Do, showcase his wide range, yet are united by a shared sense of yearning, a concern with connections missed and lost, and a poignant attention to how we try to preserve and maintain those..