Shine of the Ever

I've always admired Foster's work, especially the energy of how they write relationships, and that is on full display, here, with all manner of different complications and enhanced sophistication. It's a wonderfully focused collection in terms of times, issues and place, but it never feels over-focus......more

god damn. it's so nice to read a book and actually relate to it. the blurb says it's about the 90's but mostly it seemed to be the mid-2000's, a weird time in a lot of cities where they were about to get extremely gentrified but nobody knew exactly what was going to come. I think the author and I ar......more

A quintessential book in the Portland lit genre. Foster's stories explore queer relationships from the Egyptian Club of the 90s to the more current landscape of accelerated growth and poly-friendly relationship circles. The humor and rain-soaked adventures of Foster's characters fit well alongside o......more

Shine of the Ever is a collection of short stories about women in Portland, Oregon, most of whom are gay or transgender. While the writing is lovely, most of the stories are sad. They capture women trying to remake their lives, learning that something in their lives has to give, making decisions for......more