Simplify

From the author of the acclaimed novelLiving Dead Girl,a finalist for theLos Angeles TimesBook Prize, come twelve haunting stories about people caught somewhere between love and madness.Simplifymines the often surreal terrain of people on the margins of life: from the man with a photo of Elvis bleeding on his wall in "Comeback Special," to the profoundly troubled boy genius of the title story "Simplify," to the family that must traverse "The Distance Between Us" to finally get to the truth about their son the murderer, each story hums with sharp drama, mystery, wonder, and startling humor. Simplify, the first collection of short fiction by Tod Goldberg, portrays a world where redemption, hope, and violence are never too far apart. It is the inaugural volume in theOther VoicesBook Series.Goldberg, Tod is the author of 'Simplify ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780976717713 and ISBN 0976717719.