Love Brain and Other Minefields

Love Brain & Other Minefields features a mix of short stories and poetry where women are revered, and love is both a sanctuary and a minefield. Loss lingers like an echo and musings drift between harsh reality and absurdity. Tracing life’s passage through the sorrows and delights encountered at various stages, Alan Collenette weaves moments of sharp insight and lyrical grace into every page. This captivating collection features new short stories and poetry alongside other work that has appeared in Bust Out, San Francisco Business Times, and Writer’s Digest. Alan Collenette’s work received awards in both Genre and Literary Short Story categories from Writer’s Digest in the 71st Annual Competition and was honored as Award Winner in the Pacific Sun Writers Competition.