Where the Dog Star Never Glows by Tara L. Masih

Title: Where the Dog Star Never Glows Author: Tara L. Masih Genre: Fiction (Short Fiction / Caribbean / Domestic) Publisher/Publication Date : Untreed Reads, February 2011 Source: The publisher. Rating: Loved times loved equals loved infinity. Totally a top 10 of 2011. Did I finish?: Yes, slowly, because I savored. One-sentence summary: Seventeen sharp and well-written short stories Reading Challenges: E-books Do I like the cover?: Yes - it captures the quiet, meditative feel of many of the stories. I'm reminded of...: Diane Ackerman, Penelope Lively, Sigrid Nunez First line : That night, dawn light seeping into dark, Cap did not walk home from the No. 9 mine. - from 'Where the Dog Star Never Glows' Buy, Borrow, or Avoid?: Buy -- especially because it's $4.99 as an ebook! Why did I get this book?: An excerpt from the collection's first story just grabbed me -- not even half a page of text -- and I was desperate to read the rest.