Review of short story collection "Into the Rift" by Brett James Irvine
Summary: A collection of six short stories covering love, death, dreams and prophecy, with a tendency to the dark side of things. A taster of the styles to be found in other stories by up and coming South African author Brett James Irvine. A poet walks along a street, searching for inspiration. A man kills a pedestrian, and struggles to live with his choice to leave the scene before anyone arrives. When the cloaked man arrives as destined, he is not at all what a believer expects. Irik lives in a world where the words we speak have physical power. James goes for a quick flight in a small aircraft. A simple tale of love and loss. Each story explores a different topic and writing style by the author. Review: This was an interesting collection that contains quite a bit of variety . The stories range from flash fiction length to solid 2,000(ish) word stories. Though the topics fluctuate from heart-warming to outlandish, the thing that seems to tie them toget...