Shimmer & Other Stories

"This collection of five stories by Lori L. Lake is about familiar people living familiar lives, with one important difference: in Lake’s hands, they are anything but ordinary and sometimes downright magical. She is a keen observer of the telling detail, be it a bit of clothing, a perfectly named character, a sound, or the expression on a human face, and she can find the words to inspirit them with life. She’s a superb seat-of-the-pants linguist and she puts all of her skills to work in the service of her engaging stories."
~Ann Bannon, author of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles

*****

In these tales of hope and loss, lovers and found family, Lori L. Lake has once more given us an amazing slice of life. A frightened woman stumbles through her daily existence, unsure of her place in the world, until she comes into possession of a magic coat… Tee has a problem with her temper, and now that she’s being tested again, will she fail to curb it again? Kaye Brock has recently been released from prison and doesn’t have a single friend – until Mrs. Gildecott comes along…

These women and many others, unsettled and adrift and often disillusioned, can’t quite understand how they arrived at their present situations. But whether rejected, afraid to commit, or just misunderstood, even the most hard-bitten are not without some hope in the power of love.

Lori L. Lake’s talent shines like never before in this collection of glittering tales. Sharply rendered, the tone of these stories reflects their title: silver and gray, shimmery and wintry, yet also filled with the shiny hope of summer. These are stories that bear rereading.