The work of prize-winning author Gary V. Powell, characterized by its gritty realism, has been compared to that of Raymond Carver and Richard Ford. Getting Even and Other Stories, a short story and flash fiction collection of mostly previously-published work, reveals Powell at the top of his game. Part 1, City with a Heart, is set in small-town, blue-collar America, home to brutal layoffs, hard-nosed brush-ups, and vengeful take-downs. It's the kind...