  The Benefits of Breathing by Christopher Meeks Publisher: White Whisker Books (May, 2020) Category: Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Relationships ISBN: Coming Soon Tour Date: May-June, 2020 Available in: Print & ebook, 238 Pages Description: In The Benefits of Breathing, his third collection of short stories, Christopher Meeks dives again into the human condition, particularly within relationships. As one reader wrote on Amazon, “Some authors need a lot of words to describe their worlds and their people. Christopher Meeks says a lot with a little.” The Los Angeles Times has called his stories “poignant and wise.” In this volume, “A Dog Story” captures a crumbled marriage and the love of a dog named Scrappy. “Joni Paredes” shows the birth of a new relationship that starts at a daughter’s wedding. “Nestor by the Numbers” follows one man’s often hilarious online dating experiences after he finally accepts his wife is gone. “Jerry with a Twist” shows an actor on an audition while his pregnant girlfriend helps him through a crisis. These and seven other stories will bring you into the special world of Meeks. As reviewer Grady Harp notes, if you’ve previously “discovered the idiosyncrasies of Meeks’ writing style and content, rest assured that this new collection not only will not disappoint, but also it will provide further proof that we have a superior writer of the genre in our presence.” Try this book. You’ll have a lot to think about. REVIEW by LAWonder10: The stories in this book are all well written and good, as far as they go... They never seem to have an ending. I guess it is left to the reader to determine what happened after the main dilemmas.It reminds me of the children's books a couple of my Nichiren used to love in "choose your own ending". Some children loved them and others despised them. There never seemed to be any who were undecided. There are several short stories. Some have sexual situations, and there is some profanity in couple. They are a culmination of mental and physical situations mixed with relationship problems. I am not sure what the purpose of these stories are, except to emphasize the sardonic conditions of one's "life". This book creates a different and unusual adventure for the reader. I offer a Three Stars rating.   About Christopher Meeks Award winning author, Christopher Meeks has five novels and two collections of short fiction published. The Benefits of Breathing’ is his third collection of short stories. He has had stories published in several literary journals, and they have been included in the collections “Months and Seasons” and “The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea.” Mr. Meeks has had three full-length plays mounted in Los Angeles, and one, “Who Lives?” had been nominated for five Ovation Awards, Los Angeles’ top theatre prize. Mr. Meeks teaches English and fiction writing at Santa Monica College, and Children’s Literature at the Art Center College of Design. He lives in Pasadena, CA. Website | Facebook | Facebook 2 | Twitter |  Giveaway!This giveaway is for the winner’s choice of print or ebook however, print is open to Canada and the U.S. only and ebook is available worldwide. There will be 3 winners. This giveaway ends June 27, 2020,midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only. The Enter, Click on HERE! 
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