LOVE LETTER TO LOLA

There are 18 stories and also a reflection on the writing of them. The title story showcases the extinction of Spix’s macaw, a blue parrot. Since learning of the extinction of the thylacine when I was a child, I have been fascinated by the disappearance of species, both animal and plant. Four of the stories in the collection are tales of extinction. A consciousness of the ‘end of time’ hovers throughout the book, not least in the final story which is narrated by a recording angel. All but one of the 18 have been published in journals and anthologies.