The characters in the stories that comprise Restless Dreams share a certain resemblance: tired eyes, a slow trudging step, and the distracted air of someone with lots on her mind, some of it unspeakable. But despite sore feet and an aching heart, each yearns for better days, aims for what is right, and makes it all work somehow. She’s a cop, a mom, a saleswoman, nanny, teacher, hairdresser, teen. None have it easy, but they don’t give up their restless dreams of a more perfect life.
GusGus Press
178 pp. ● 5.25×8
$12.95 (pb) ● $8.99 (eb)
ISBN 978-1-945805-50-9 (pb)
FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
FICTION / Small Town & Rural
Publication date: September 2017
Karen Pullen’s restless dreams were achieved when she escaped the cubicle and took up fiction writing. After earning an MFA from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine, she published two traditional mystery novels, Cold Feet and Cold Heart, both with Five Star Cengage, and numerous short stories. Karen lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina, where she also teaches plant-based cooking classes, Photo: Jessica Key