Full of humor and pathos, as southern stories ought to be, the fifteen short-shorts in this debut collection will haunt you. From simple family dysfunction to tragic twists of fate, the characters in Surviving Nashville suffer their losses with surprising grace. Stacy Barton is a storyteller with an ear for dialect, an eye for detail and a heart for her character--even the mean ones.
Stacy is a storyteller, spending her time as a short story author and playwright. Her collection of short stories, Surviving Nashville, was released in 2007. Her stories and poetry have appeared in a variety of literary magazines including Potomac Review, Relief, Ruminate and Stonework and her most recent stage play, an adaptation of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, premiered in Orlando, Florida. In addition to short stories, plays, and poetry, Stacy is the author of a children's picture book (Babba and I Went Hunting Today), a Ringling Bros circus (Illuscination) and an animated short film (Christmas in Hollyville). At the moment a handful of publishers are considering her novel and a new collection of stories. In the meantime, she works as a free-lance scriptwriter for the Disney Company.
