I had the chance recently to read and review P.A. Cornell’s newest release, The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories and was very impressed with the storytelling, character work, and writing style. So of course I couldn’t just leave Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl on the table, could I? I mean, just look at that cover! The artwork is sublime and captures the mood of the story perfectly...

A superbly written and deeply human collection of SF stories that tugs at the heart from P.A. Cornell. I received a free advance reader copy/uncorrected proof of The Astronaut Among the Flowers from Stars & Sabers Publishing. I’ve been really enjoying a lot of short story collections recently—both from self-published authors and small presses, and The Astronaut Among The Flowers from the latter...