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The Persistence of Instability Paperback – November 19, 2021

by Patrick Trotti (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
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Set in the rundown and forgotten Main Street’s of small-town America, The Persistence of Instability showcases all that is wrong with the human psyche while offering glimpses of better times. In these fifteen stories, Patrick Trotti creates a world both frighteningly familiar and altogether otherworldly. Featuring ten never before published stories, this collection delves into the gritty realism of people living on the periphery of society.

"There are writers who can take us to places of hardship, desperation, and hopelessness, but Patrick Trotti does more than take us there. Trotti transforms us so fully that the hardship, desperation, and hopelessness becomes our own. You are with the single mother at her AA meeting, trembling with the father who feels he has no options left but one. What Trotti does is magical. And he does it with the most broken materials he can find. The Persistence of Instability is a monument to those broken, and a witness to all that’s possible within a determined heart.”

Sheldon Lee Compton, author of Sway and Dysphoria: an Appalachian Gothic
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  4. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.59 x 8.5 inches
  5. ISBN-13
    979-8758970690
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09M5HL9M8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 19, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8758970690
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.59 x 8.5 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #15,779 in Short Stories (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars (1)

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Patrick Trotti lives in Rochester, New York where he is a freelance writer, editor, and publisher. Born in 1986, his first love was baseball. While his work explores various themes and transcends a lone genre, his main focus centers around literary autofiction. He stylistically fuses the minimalism of dirty realism with the pessimistic self-exploration of social realism. The author of seven full-length works, Hh is perpetually at work on another book.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing
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    A collection of short fiction. Well, well, written. Stories dealing mainly with addictions and trauma. Very readable. Each one is a slice of life story that speaks to all walks of life.
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