Living in the Weather of the World

In stories by turns suspenseful comic subtle and profound Richard Bausch probes the fault lines of daily life. At three in the morning a man tries not to wake his sleeping wife while fielding calls from his suicidal mistress. A successful real estate agent with two grown sons tries an online dating service on a whim and is surprised by the complicated result. And after being held up at gunpoint a police officer commiserates with his assailant about their unhappy marriages. Wherever he casts his gaze Bausch illuminates shades of human experience that defy understanding.