The Sky Over Chaos: Short Stories by Markus McDowell

Chaos rattles our arrogance shakes loose the dust breaks rigor mortis. In chaos you find out who you are--what matters what you fear what you love...Here is a collection of nine short stories about chaos in multiple genres: historical speculative stream-of-consciousness poetic literary and more.Morty loves his job. Really loves it. Perhaps not so strange except that he is an embalmer at a funeral home. What happens when someone loves their job so much they dont want to do anything else?Beckys husband is away on business in the cold of a snowy winter when her youngest of four girls develops diphtheria. In the late 1800s what can a young mother do?What if everyone had a hat but you? And it really mattered?Poor Charlie. He really needs order in his life. He prides himself on schedule structure and sameness. So did his grandmother...and they found her dead in a house crawling with thousands of insects she had collected.Included stories: Three Days Turn and Face the Change Three Hours and Thirteen Minutes Ringing Hats Preparation Ten More Days Behind the Bar What Does the River Say?