Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo In subject matter

In subject matter

knows that he is a member of a people who hold and sustain a particular worldview and language and knows that his ancestral legacy

–Sina Queyras

Cop House is a short story collection about people desperately trying to recapture--or replace--the things they've lost

that all the poems become important simply because they resonate

Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo In subject matterDescription Alarming edgy, often disturbing, and superbly written these short stories illuminate the dark, troubled heart of human existence. A young girl escapes the bonds of her abusive adopted mother. A woman does not leave her rotting apartment for over a month. A widower passes through his wife's garden for the first time. A cosmetician slowly destroys her family. Dark and compelling, Drying the Bones deftly explores the emotional lives of its