Publisher's Synopsis
Fast Forward and Other Stories, is an extraordinary collection of deftly crafted prose and subtle dialogue by Canadian short-story writer and literary anthologist, Delia De Santis. In this suite of short fiction we have the over-arching theme of emotional hunger and longing, the pursuit of illicit fulfillment, sometimes with disastrous and at other times innocuous consequences, but ultimately eluding satisfaction. The author writes 'free-fall' but lands squarely in that visceral place between gut and heart, the place of eternal longing. Within these two-dozen short stories the reader will find much to ponder regarding the redemptive power of love and the equally powerful, dark force of its absence. It is, however a richly rewarding, moving journey to that dark place of longing De Santis' writing leads us, where love's yearning-reach exceeds its grasp and everyone has a hungry heart.
