The Mayfly

Rogerss pacing is impeccable and his cinematographers sense of where to zoom in and where to fade out is little short of miraculous. [He] writes with the skill and precision of a brain surgeon wielding a scalpel. That is all you need to know; go read his short story collection The Mayfly and find out for yourself. Score: 10 out of 10. - The BookLife PrizeThe life of a mayfly can be harrowing or hilarious but it is always short.So too the short story.Fans of the genre will love the inventive specimens on display in this rollicking debut collection. A group of aging engineering professors take the weekend off for some fun and felony. A pro cyclist learns the cost of greatness in a Pushcart-nominated ride. A member of the Manhattan Project sees the worlds first nuclear reaction through resentful eyes. A Hollywood editor discovers what belongs on his cutting room floor. And in 1869 an aspiring writer pens a series of letters during his doomed homecoming to Virginia City Nevada.