Mota 2002: Truth

By John Reed

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971663807
• ISBN13: 9780971663800
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Triple Tree Pub
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Great Addition to Your Short Fiction Shelf

I love reading short stories, and finding a new collection of varied and interesting voices is a joy. There are some original and unexpected gems here. The stories are down to earth and accessable and do work to make the reader think about the truth. I was unfamliar with most of these writers and look forward to seeing what they do next, as well as reading the next in the MOTA series.

The Truth is there's something for everyone

There's no need to go to your thesaurus for a definition of truth, although editor John Reed helpfully supplies a few in this anthology's introduction. Eighteen authors accept the challenge and shape stories around their own definition. Reed's anthology contains a remarkable variety of storytelling styles from light humor to dark fiction, and each story delivers its own life lesson about the way things really are. There's a doomed flour sack named Rupert, a jilted woman in a gorilla suit, a psychiatrist who could give Dr. Phil an inferiority complex, and more. I read several stories on the bus to work and found myself nodding in agreement with the authors' viewpoints. Each story is engrossing and entertaining. And I'm telling the truth!