The Architect Of FlowersThe stories in William Lychacks dazzling new collection, The Architect of Flowers, explore the dear and inevitable distance between people in loving relationships and find hope in dark situations. With tiny, precise details, Lychack observes the overlooked moments of everyday lifethe small failings between parents and children, the long held secrets in married life. A small town policeman brings himself to shoot a familys injured dog; an old woman

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