![]() Texas Observer, Black Light is a Weird, Wonderful fever Dream of a Book. Imbued with the expanses of their landscapes, Parson’s dozen tales portray characters navigating unavoidable shifts in the realities of their lives. Caustic and biting, Kimberly King Parsons’ debut collection Black Light takes an unflinching look at the manifold ways girls and young women adroitly navigate a culture determined to demean them. ![]() In “Starlite,” office worker Jill and her manager, Rick, call off work to get high in a hotel room, the hours ticking by with the delirium of flight offset by uncomfortable certainty. In “The Soft No,” the physicality of an adolescent outdoors game is shaped by revealing undertones. In many of the stories, characters mine and confront unexpected truths. Black Light ( 2019) A collection of stories by Kimberly King Parsons Buy from Amazon Search Paperback 11.63 In stock Kindle 8. Their simmering relationship is further complicated by Bo’s boyfriend, Jeff, who was also Sara’s childhood friend, before their paths diverged. In “Foxes” an alcoholic mother struggles to connect with her young daughter while confronting bitter, muddled memories of the relationship with her daughter’s father. Enigmatic Bo and studious narrator Sara are seeming opposites who find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another. Black Light: Stories is written by Kimberly King Parsons and published by Vintage. The standout “Glow Hunter” follows two high school friends during the scorching summer after graduation. Set largely in and around Texas, Parson’s assured debut story collection finds characters on the cusp of uneasy change. ![]()
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