Picket Fire News: 7/25

“Dry The Rain is a haunting and intimate novel told from the perspective of a girl who survived a prolonged and horrific kidnapping. As she recounts the trauma she endured at the hands of her captor, referred to simply as “He,” the story unspools through a blend of raw reflection, fragmented memory, and unfiltered commentary on how the world consumes pain for entertainment. The novel explores the aftermath of trauma, the commodification of suffering, and the tension between truth and storytelling, especially when a survivor’s life is turned into a streaming series. What unfolds is not a traditional narrative, but a personal reckoning.”

Read the full Literary Titan review of Richard Leise’s upcoming novel, “Dry The Rain.”

We will begin taking Pre-Orders of Dry The Rain in September.

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Episode 29 of The Dad Lit Podcast features a discussion of John F Duffy’s “Where When It Rains” and can be listened to here.