Shari Kasman is a writer, multidisciplinary artist, and musician. Her work has been shown in public space and private space, but not outer space. Her writing has appeared in publications including Joyland, Taddle Creek, and This Magazine. She lives in Toronto.
"Kasman's collection offers a sharp, sometimes eccentric, often
hilarious vision of modern life. Don't let the chipper, chin-up
naivete
of her characters fool you; these are no Pollyanna stories. Inside
each
one lies a crystalline shard of understanding: of the desperation
that
crouches in the heart of every human, of the dizzying gap between
what
we want and what the world will give us."--Anna Leventhal, author
of Sweet Affliction"Whether
it's about a lucky radio contest winner who selects the DJ to
accompany
her on her prize trip or a surgery addict or a late whistler,
the
stories in Shari Kasman's debut are little bursts of ribald joy and
pure
mischief. She delightfully ridicules the modern idiom in all
its
manifestations."--Jeff Parker, author of Where Bears Roam the
Streets"The
characters in Shari Kasman's funny and perfectly off-kilter stories
are
naïve to a fault, but they're all so sweetly sincere that I
couldn't
help cheering on their bizarre pet projects and goofy aspirations
and,
especially, their fumbling efforts at connection with each other.
Everything Life Has to Offer is a heart-melting read and a hell of
a good time."--Jessica Westhead, author of And Also Sharks-- "Anna
Leventhal"
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