Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo SOC021000-SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American

SOC021000-SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies

From its first poem

This book is profound

Cop House is a short story collection about people desperately trying to recapture--or replace--the things they've lost

that all the poems become important simply because they resonate

Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo SOC021000-SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native AmericanDescription Alarming edgy, often disturbing, and superbly written these short stories illuminate the dark, troubled heart of human existence. A young girl escapes the bonds of her abusive adopted mother. A woman does not leave her rotting apartment for over a month. A widower passes through his wife's garden for the first time. A cosmetician slowly destroys her family. Dark and compelling, Drying the Bones deftly explores the emotional lives of its