Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo "One of the strongest aspects

"One of the strongest aspects of the book

knows that he is a member of a people who hold and sustain a particular worldview and language and knows that his ancestral legacy

Taking the Names Down from the Hill (2003) -- although here he writes in an even more focused manner

For Your Safety Please Hold On is Czaga’s answer to Moure’s Domestic Fuel and Solie’s Short Haul Engine

From its first poem

Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo "One of the strongest aspectsDescription Alarming edgy, often disturbing, and superbly written these short stories illuminate the dark, troubled heart of human existence. A young girl escapes the bonds of her abusive adopted mother. A woman does not leave her rotting apartment for over a month. A widower passes through his wife's garden for the first time. A cosmetician slowly destroys her family. Dark and compelling, Drying the Bones deftly explores the emotional lives of its