Hot Climate of Promises and Grace

With these short stories, deeply indebted to Sufi Tales and Jataka stories (as well as to the Brothers Grimm and American folktales), Steven Nightingale offers testimonies of revelation, mischief, miracles, and grace given him by sixty-four remarkable women who''ve appeared in his life over time.

These delightful pieces combine humor and sensuality with surrealism and an oblique spirituality, and e...