Having read and loved BEFORE I WAKE by Wiersema a few years ago, I was quite pleased to see this title become available. As a lover of short fiction as well, I wasn't daunted by the slim volume, and will say that Wiersema has once again managed to blend quality characterization and a mystical plotline into one.

What appears to be at first a very simple plot hook - child goes missing in the woods behind his home - soon turns into a mystery with a sense of supernatural foreboding to it, as the father comes to grips with the fact that something similar happened to himself when he was younger - and he can't remember it.

Also included in the volume is an essay from Wiersema about a portion of the writing process in general (and in specific about BEFORE I WAKE and THE WORLD MORE FULL OF WEEPING) It's a discussion of place - the reality of a real-world place vs. a fictitious place, and it's an interesting read. It did surprise me, I'll admit, as I hadn't realized it was there, and thought I had about twenty more pages of THE WORLD MORE FULL OF WEEPING ahead of me, only to find it ended and there was an essay instead.

Left by the comment card area. As always, I try to set my books free once I'm done with them... and hopefully make some room for some new ones in the house!

I'm incurable.