Rutting Season

Summary: A collection of short stories, such as:

- Pam, the widowed mother and animal lover, struggles to keep it together after her husband’s passing.

- An IT Assistant named Carl has dreams about harming his boss, Ray.

Takeaways: Impressive that after 2-3 pages of a new short story, the reader can be completely empathetic toward a new set of characters, and intrigued by the new plot. The author did a fantastic job setting the scene and portraying real-life struggles.