<p>Gasping for Air: Stories of Adults and Children portrays a dark sensibility and profound compassion for children scarred by the neglect and abuse of adults meant to protect them. Unsettling and unforgettable the collection is a stark reminder of the precariousness of childhood innocence.&nbsp;Through short stories poems poems-within-stories and stories-within-poems the book paints a troubling vision at times starkly real and at others vividly dreamlike of the complex relationship between adults and children.</p>