" Black Light is an unshakable debut, a collection of stories that will grip you under its spell until its closing notes. Parsons’s characters are sharp and uncannily observed, bound up in elastic and electrifying prose. “Parsons’s debut crackles with the frenetic energy of the women who stalk its pages.
Parsons is both unflinching and eloquent in her portrayals of people as they burn and rage.” “There is a reckless kind of heat to the tender, broken characters in these stories. But Parsons also charts her own territory with stories that offer the promise of transcendence and desire while simultaneously threatening the pain of regret and loss.” “Recalls the work of Katherine Dunn, Alice Munro, and Denis Johnson. It’s the kind of book that will break your heart while reminding you of the lush possibilities of language.” Stories of heartbreak and humor, lust and friendship.
“These are stories bursting with feeling. In turns both wise and funny, Black Light takes your breath regularly with its elegant observations.” “Beautiful, strange turns of phrase surprising syntax real and regional jewels scattered across every page. Black Light demands the attention of all the reader’s senses.” Vividly rendered in a Texas setting that bursts off the page like Fourth of July fireworks. Perhaps the greatest strength of this collection lies in its weird, eerie, and sublimely beautiful details of setting and character. “An incredibly satisfying reading experience. Comparisons have been made to Denis Johnson, Karen Russell, Carmen Maria Machado. Wisdom and humor are so thick on the ground you could find a sentence worth quoting on every page. “Just keeps getting better as you turn the pages. Lit Hub, “The Best Queer Debuts of 2019” The writing sings at an undeniably pleasing pitch, with many of the sentences hitting such high notes that it feels breathtaking.” “Kimberly King Parsons’ weird, intimate, enchanting debut does a service to the short story form. Every story in this collection is beyond remarkable, and Parsons proves herself to be a gutsy country-punk poet with a keen eye and a stubbornly unique sensibility.” writes with the unpredictable power of a firecracker, bringing flashes of illumination to people who struggle with disappointment, both in themselves and others.
“ wild and compassionate debut collection. It’s good luck that in this case Parsons is slated for at least one novel.” Occasionally a debut collection lands with such a wet, happy thud that you immediately start imagining the rest of the writer’s long career. Add the full-throated roar of weird Karen Russell, plus the deft sparkle of Denis Johnson and all of the gesturing and spooky direction of Carmen Maria Machado. Imagine the punk rock stylings of the criminally underappreciated Jeff Parker. Parsons’ is an exhilarating, enchanting, charming and irresistible new voice. enchanting yowls from a big and wild Texas.
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