Bark

I've loved Lorrie Moore since college when we read a bunch of her shorts from Self-Help. I read this over eight days, a story a day. Her stories always suck you in and then kind of end with a smack in the face like a wake up call you didn't want. I was especially skeeved by Debarking and Referential. The Juniper Tree was powerful and is easily to identify with. Who hasn't had a good friend who you haven't seen in awhile? What if that friend died, and you were forced to visit her ghost and perform for her with no advanced warning? Lorrie Moore's stories are haunting, pointing out the horror of real life. Highly recommended.