With bold and dangerous writing, Sean Monaghan tells the stories that need telling.Shanae Kelper loves the quiet, rural life listening to the rain, watching the artificial landscape and sipping lemonade by Lake Elsinir. All under the distant roof of Swirl's vast cloudy expanse.When an unexpected visit from her old friend Faith throws chaos into Shanae's life, she needs every ounce of restraint and courage she can muster.Because metaphorical distances matter just as much as literal distances. A dark, but uplifting tale of journeys, separation and companionship, told with Sean Monaghan's deft heartfelt and humorous touches. Award-winning author, Sean Monaghan has published more than one hundred stories in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and in New Zealand, where he makes his home. A regular contributor to Asimov's, his story "Crimson Birds of Small Miracles", set in the art world of Shilinka Switalla, won both the Sir Julius Vogel Award, and the Asimov's Readers Poll Award, for best short story.He is a past winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Award, and the Amazing Stories Award.Sean writes from a nook in a corner of his 110 year old home, usually listening to eighties music.Award-winning author, Sean Monaghan has published more than one hundred stories in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and in New Zealand, where he makes his home. A regular contributor to Asimov's, his story "Crimson Birds of Small Miracles", set in the art world of Shilinka Switalla, won both the Sir Julius Vogel Award, and the Asimov's Readers Poll Award, for best short story.He is a past winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Award, and the Amazing Stories Award.Sean writes from a nook in a corner of his 110 year old home, usually listening to eighties music.
