This is an anthology containing stories and poems that were emotional and captivating. The first story - Looking for Lucas - had me in tears. Some of the stories and poems I had a hard time following, but I loved how short and concise these were and the writing was great. I’m actually pretty jealous at how good the author is writing poems. I love how the beginning started with a tragedy and the ending was a happily ever after type poem.

I’m not huge on anthologies, but I highly enjoyed this one. The stories and poems ranged in genre and I liked how unpredictable they were.

I am not sure why I picked this book up when I saw it available on NetGalley. It looked intriguing and I am really glad I did! I am even gladder I got a chance to read this ARC.

Long long ago when I imagined I would write someday (this blog notwithstanding), and tried to pick on the random thoughts that flit through my mind on the insanely long train journey twice a year from one coast to another (this is in India and it was a total of eighteen hours but felt longer because I spent it all in almost complete silence). This book is what it would look like if I had the skill to transplant that idea into actual work. The author has put forward a collection of stories and poems, each with their own hidden kick. This is not a book for a traditionalist though, it spans multiple genres and styles and is disconnected from each other as only thoughts of a person can be. Each is a thread of inspiration by the author (hence the name) and is masterfully written. The punch those small pieces of fiction have is really praiseworthy. Some of them are pretty dark and that is painted on with a delicate hand and can be appreciated as the artist's talent.