Using loss as a starting point

Brad Watson was born in Meridian, Miss., and worked at various jobs, from journalist to garbage collector, before writing fiction. In his new story collection, “Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives,” he wonderfully depicts characters - and often nature - on the brink. A divorced father and his child spend a visitation weekend in a seedy motel; teenagers start ... (Full article: 928 words)

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