Signs and Wonders

Signs and Wonders by Alice Ohlin portrays succinct, crisp fiction writing that peers into conflicting, dysfunctional relationships occassionally seen in contemporary literature, puppeteering basic, flawed archetypes in current settings, that a wide audience can relate to. The stories navigate throug......more

Alix Ohlin has the uncanny ability to make you feel you know her characters as though you've read a whole novel about them, though in fact you've read just two or three paragraphs. By the time you get to the end of a story, you've got the entire arc of the character's life. You know her (most of her......more

Piercing short stories about connections. It's a wonderfully written collection of stories with much insight into the human condition. In just a few pages, the author draws you completely into the characters. It captured me with its beauty and poignancy....very enjoyable read with a bittersweet tint......more