Unrequited and Other Stories

About the Book

Internet dating and the end of the world. Failed relationships and a morning after pill for marriage. Alcoholism and an elf's head mug. These are just a few of the many strange combinations to be found in Unrequited and Other Stories, the first collection of short stories by Kyle Garret.

Each of these three stories is different; each exhibits a range in storytelling style and genre, yet each contains a shared sense of longing, a shared pursuit for something good when things are at their worst. There's pessimistic defiance in these stories, a panglossian refusal to let the breakdown have the last word.

Sometimes bleak, occasionally chaotic, but always affecting, this collection features a little something for everyone, from romance to horror to dark comedy.

In the end, Unrequited and Other Stories is about what we make with what we're given.

About the Author

Kyle Garretis a writer from the Midwestern living on the West Coast by way of the South. Kyle was born and raised in Kent, Ohio. He went on to attend Ohio University where he received his Master’s degree in Creative Writing. After a few years in Atlanta, he moved out West. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Nicole, and their two cats. Kyle's first book, I Pray Hardest When I'm Being Shot is scheduled for release in June, 2011 by Hellgate Press. He is currently finishing work on a novel and a young adult book. Kyle can be found at www.kylegarret.com and www.twitter.com/kylegarret.