Friday, October 12, 2007

On the Overgrown Path by David Herter

Janáček is the protagonist, though the tale itself names him only as J______. He begins on a train, carrying his notebook, in which he transcribes the notation of any interesting sound he hears. During an unscheduled stop at an unfamiliar village, J______ hears a beautiful song and races off to find its singer. He fails, but the distraction causes him to miss the departing train. Staying at the village, he comes across the body of a young woman who was wounded horrifically – and discovers that there may be more going on than meets the eye...


The full review appears in Issue Two of The Small Press Review.

Further links:
PS Publishing

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