Join us for the Chicago launch of local author Jeff Fleischer's debut short-story collection Animal Husbandry (and Other Fictions). Jeff will read from the book and sign copies at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m.
The stories in Animal Husbandry all deal in some way with mythology, from animal fables to imaginary friends to the myths people tell themselves. In some cases, the myths are fantastical: a farmer finds his cow has given birth to a surprising offspring; a guitarist tries to improve his skills with a visit to the crossroads; or a young girl meets with a visitor in the woods to plot against her neighbors. Others concern everyday mythology:a small-town ballplayer struggles to earn a nickname; a man' s clean bill of health arrives at the worst possible time; or a long-retired screen actress receives a letter that makes her confront her past.
Jeff Fleischer is a Chicago-based author, journalist and editor. His fiction has appeared in more than seventy publications including the Chicago Tribune's Printers Row Journal, Shenandoah, the Saturday Evening Post and So It Goes by the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. His journalism has appeared in dozens of publications including the Chicago Tribune, Mother Jones, the Sydney Morning Herald, Chicago Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and Mental Floss.