Signs of Passing
Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas is a life-long Alaskan living on Maui because life is too short for long winters. He has written six books: four novels (The Lion Trees; Mother Blues; Message in a Bullet: A Raymond Mackey Mystery (Book 1); and The Russian Doll: A Raymond Mackey Mystery (Book 2)) and two collections of shorter fiction (Signs of Passing; and This is the Dream). More information on all of these titles can be found throughout this site or you can feel free to subscribe to OwenThomasLiterary for updates and special bargains. You can also email Owen directly.
Signs of Passing
Paperback edition of Signs of Passing. Winner of the Pacific Book Award for Short Fiction.
What Convinces Us That We Have Been Wrong About The World?
When Do We Know That The Usual Ways Are No Longer Working; That It Is Time To Set Down One Life And Pick Up Another?
A collection of separate stories about interconnected characters, Signs of Passing is devoted to the experience of waking up—of recognizing the better life in all its unlikely disguises—and then summoning the courage to leave everything else behind, and to give chase before it’s too late.
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