Places Like These

An enjoyable collection of short stories. I started to find my groove about half way through the book. The stories started hitting differently and had my attention. My thanks to Bookhug Press for this gifted copy!......more

A collection of short stories with an undertone (OK, maybe overtone) of darkness. While not happy stories, they are well-crafted and engaging. I appreciate the challenges of making a short story - to be meaningful with simplicity and fewer words feels harder for me, and as a reader, I am grateful.......more

Gotta support my local authors. Someone else said insultingly that it’s typical can lit depressing stories about sad people, but to me thats true in a positive way and the prose itself is very skillful. I think Zombies is my favourite but there’s 7-8 more perfect little sad stories for rainy afternoo......more

Review of Lauren Carter’s “Places Like These" When I read this collection of short stories, I felt tense, like I was staring into the heart of a volcano or peering off the edge of a cliff. Right from the first page, readers experience spare and evocative descriptions of setting, seasons, emotional la......more

Extraordinary stories decorate the pages. How did the book make me feel/think? Places like These, reads like a cipher; hidden inside are codes unlocking everything in life that makes us human. Being Canadian allowed me to slide through the pages visiting familiar landscapes. I dig deeper into my mind. Wh......more