Storybook Romance by Eirik Gumeny

Fiction, Short Stories
36 pages
8.5" x 5.5" single signature with hand sewn binding
Published September 2013

What if fairy tales are stories told from a distance? What if fairy tales are the idealized imaginings of someone who viewed the situation from far, far, away, and never trouble to get the details about what really transpired? What if closer inspection reveals a more human cast of characters? Eirik Gumeny proposes a new vision for the heroes, heroines, and horrors that have been passed down to children for generations, and it all begins in the bright, garden-choked suburbs of northern New Jersey…