Q&A

<h3><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A new short story from the mind of author Garrett Francis.</strong></h3><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Kisses conquer all. That's what five-year-old Addison was told by her mother following her grandfather's death. In the years that follow Addison holds those words close closer than her mother-or her father or her brother-may have ever thought possible. And the consequences for them all might just be too much to bear.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Q&A is an experimental short story (written entirely in Q&A format) that brings into focus the power just a few words can have-on a child on a family and on a community.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you enjoy short stories from any of the following authors Q&A might just resonate with you: Caitlin Horrocks Adam Johnson Alice Walker Raymond Carver Colum McCann F. Scott Fitzgerald Jim Harrison Karen Russell.</span></p><h4><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Q&A is a story from </em>Strays Like Us<em> a collection of ten standalone short stories exploring what it means to grow up in America.</em></strong></h4><p><br></p>