"In pushing the possibilities of narrative, Kirkpatrick returns fiction to something almost before 'the word': to sound, to image, to the contrast of white space and the black of ink, dissolving his writing until it becomes a beauty beyond sense, beyond story."
"Matt Kirkpatrick loves words and images and the crazy chemistry between them. Reading LIGHT WITHOUT HEAT is like watching a circus act where humans fling themselves gorgeously from increasingly fantastic heights: you think uh-oh and wowee and yes yes yes."
"Matthew Kirkpatrick's new book is outstanding. The stories in LIGHT WITHOUT HEAT are taut, formally inventive forays into the soft, fragile core of families. Kirkpatrick's language is sharp and severe, but beneath the disciplined voice is a writer looking to reveal the most difficult feelings. An extraordinary debut by an ambitious new writer."
Extra Stuff
I read the story "Crystal Castles" at Apostrophe Cast.
Download "Metal Church" (PDF). This story originally appeared in Barrelhouse #1 (long gone) and didn't make it into the collection.
Readings
May, 9 - Salt Lake City, UT. City Arts Reading Series. 7:00 PM. Salt Lake City Public Library (Main Branch). With Michael McGriff.
I read the story "Crystal Castles" at Apostrophe Cast.
Download "Metal Church" (PDF). This story originally appeared in Barrelhouse #1 (long gone) and didn't make it into the collection.
Readings
May, 9 - Salt Lake City, UT. City Arts Reading Series. 7:00 PM. Salt Lake City Public Library (Main Branch). With Michael McGriff.
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