there's a saying, those who have spent a lot of time in the dark have the tendency to find great beauty in the smallest hints of light. the characters in william lychack's latest book, The Architect of Flowers are great examples of this. lychack's slim collection of stories will introduce you to a cast of delicately developed characters facing heartbreak and disappointment. You will then get to bear witness as they find beauty in their seemingly mediocre lives. don't be surprised if you find yourself pausing between stories, lost in dreamscape to recapture the characters' regrets of everyday failings, small victories or memories of past joys. well-crafted, each story has a depth and detail that defies its brevity.lychack's skill is clearly infusing the ordinary with special qualities: the softness of summer's yellow morning light in a kitchen, the depth of a mother's longing for her adult son and what she's willing to do to bring him home, the haunting of wanting to make something right years after an event. it's a rare skill and one to be savored on a quiet weekend afternoon with tea and blankets.
The Architect of Flowers will be released as a paperback original on march 23rd. william lychack will be reading at the odyssey bookshop on thursday, march 31st at 7pm. come out and get lost with me.
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