Kissing You: Stories

by Daniel Hayes

A beguiling collection of stories about men and women, compulsive and loquacious, searching for love in contemporary America In Daniel Hayes's hilarious debut collection, people disclose too much and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555973795
• ISBN13: 9781555973797
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Graywolf Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Funny, affecting and real

This is a collection of ten short stories, vignettes really, about everyday people. After a bad breakup, a woman begins suffering blackouts in which she sees a famous comedian gesturing curiously at her. A young man discovers new pleasures after a fateful visit to an obscure thrift shop. A woman learns of her fiancé's disturbing obsession with a girl long dead. A grade school principal carries on an extramarital affair with one of his teachers. An innocent game between lovers goes horribly awry.Each piece is like brief snapshot of someone's life. They don't always have a beginning or an end and don't need to. They are funny and melancholy at the same time, and the characters feel like people you know or might know. If you need to have a strong, driving direction to your literature, you might be disappointed or even bored. If, on the other hand, you enjoy small glimpses into the lives of others, while perhaps learning something about yourself, this might be for you.