
By Glen Pourciau
Inhabiting an outwardly bland panorama that overlays inner questions and routine confusion, the narrators of those ten intensely felt tales attempt to appreciate their diversified predicaments. Conflicts with associates come up, troubling thoughts go back, suspicions and fears lead humans into remoted corners as distances open up within them and round them. And in these open areas, the occasionally funny, occasionally obsessive voices proceed their quest. within the ultimate tale, “Deep Wilderness,” the voices appear to fragment as a kin comes apart.
While his characters fight to return to phrases with their internal desolate tract, Glen Pourciau’s spare, riveting voice continues a relentless presence. Invite is a debut assortment that speaks volumes.
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