Forgetting English by Midge Raymond

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Synopsis

2007 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction

In this collection of award-winning stories, Midge Raymond explores the indelible imprint of home upon identity, and the ways in which new frontiers both defy and confirm it. The characters that inhabit these stories travel for business and for pleasure, out of duty and in search of freedom - and each comes face-to-face with the unexpected. From a biologist navigating the icy moonscape of Antarctica to a businesswoman seeking refuge in the South Pacific, the characters in these stories are in search of escape, but once stripped of their daily lives, they are confronted with who they actually are, and who they are meant to be.

Biography

Midge Raymond's stories have appeared in Indiana Review, Ontario Review, North American Review, and the Los Angeles Times. She has worked as a newspaper reporter and an editor and copywriter for a number of publishers, including Penguin, Doubleday, and Houghton Mifflin. She has also taught communication writing at Boston University for six years and now teaches creative writing at San Diego Writers, Ink.