About This is How We Speak: Stories

What do we owe one another? A woman running from the memory of her father's suicide seeks atonement through following her mentally ill boyfriend into the cornfields of Nebraska; a father cannot face his daughter after failing to save her from being shot and permanently disabled; an aunt raises her abandoned nephew; a woman must decide if she is willing to stand by her lifelong best friend. Rebecca Reynolds tells stories within stories of parents, children, turmoil, and forgiveness. Devastating and redeeming, This Is How We Speak heralds the debut of a stunning new voice.

About Rebecca

Rebecca Reynolds lives in East Bridgewater with her husband, three sons, and their cat, Stevie Nix. She earned her MFA from Emerson College, and her fiction has appeared in Ascent, Hypertext, The MacGuffin, The Boiler, Copper Nickel, The Summerset Review, and other places. Her debut collection, This is How We Speak, is now out from Cornerstone Press. Rebecca is a guest editor at The Masters Review and works in the children’s room at the (truly fabulous) East Bridgewater Public Library.