Encounters

Colin thinks about his dead grandfather and the demise of his marriage while he undergoes surgery#59; Moni tries to have a bath while angels laugh at her#59; Justin nervously serves drinks to a non#45;member at a Private Businessmen’s Club#59; Liz has a neighbour who can tell people’s fortunes by looking at the indents in their beds#59; Marci and Ian battle cockroaches while entertaining in their student apartment#59; and Anika receives bizarre photographs from an...
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Colin thinks about his dead grandfather and the demise of his marriage while he undergoes surgery#59; Moni tries to have a bath while angels laugh at her#59; Justin nervously serves drinks to a non#45;member at a Private Businessmen’s Club#59; Liz has a neighbour who can tell people’s fortunes by looking at the indents in their beds#59; Marci and Ian battle cockroaches while entertaining in their student apartment#59; and Anika receives bizarre photographs from an anonymous fan#46;

In this first collection of short fiction#44; Michael Trussler meticulously observes the human experience#44; painting a portrait of ordinary life as a collision between the bizarre and the prosaic#46; The characters in each tableau encounter their own strengths and limitations due to circumstances beyond their control#46; With Encounters#44; Trussler delves into the lives of a handful of contemporary urban dwellers from a variety of backgrounds#44; relating their stories with realism and self#45;awareness#46;