Reading Nothing Like the Doll You Learned On by Jan Wallace feels like entering a mystical world full of “curious spirits”—the dead who never leave us or who come back to visit, witches as characters on old TV shows or rumored to live in the neighborhood, the falcon healing the falconer, the resting seal pup “reminding of us what we cannot name but know.” It’s rich with keen observation, surprising twists, and vivid images that are sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking. A wonderful collection, available Here.
Kathy Davis 