FOR A LITTLE WHILE New and Selected Stories

Listeners may feel the cold Montana air in their lungs as they stop to visit with the colorful and remarkable individuals in Bass's latest collection of short stories. As narrator, Bass uses a deliberate pace and perfect pauses to create a world in which climate change and man's exploitation of the earth's resources are altering nature. Bass knows his characters' histories and beliefs, and allows his intonation to linger intimately in places as he describes them. Listeners may feel wonder at the otherworldly connections that are suggested as Bass's characters observe animals interacting with humans. In Bass's voice, these moments come to life, and listeners are elevated by the experience. R.O. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2017]