Deep Water and Other Stories by Kathryn Trattner

​   I can’t even remember the whatever winding road I stumbled upon that led me to this random kindle freebie, but kinda glad it did. Every so often something pleasantly different may be unearth when you’re not expecting it.
    Never heard of the author, had no idea what to expect and wasn’t wowed at first, btu as the stories in this tiny collection progressed, they began to appeal more and more.  While at first  admittedly I didn’t care very much for the way  the language tended to veer into poeticism,  the stories did have a certain beguiling quality in the way that tended to  slide and slipstream into the surreal territory, from time traveling to ghosts. I appreciated the subtlety  of those transitions.
    Overall, though the execution might have been slightly too dreamy and poetic for me at times, the plots were interesting enough to balance the production out nicely and so it turned out to be quite a nice find. And such a quick read to boot. Recommended.