A current of longing runs through twenty-two short stories by Oregon writers. As the characters strive for connection, they make mistakes, reach out to the wrong people, and recalibrate their lives based on what they desire, whether or not it’s attainable—or even a good idea. Editor Liz Prato has curated a powerful collection of smart, funny, sad, and exquisite stories about the losses that shape our lives.
“I love this book like I love the ocean. The Night, and the Rain, and the River gets under your skin and travels your body from the first page. Each story brings you to the edge of your own heart, or life, or death, or gut grabbing laughter, and as the stories accumulate, you slowly realize you’ve been allowed into a world. These writers will mark you for life; remember their names. We are nothing without each other.”
– Lidia Yuknavitch, author of Dora: A Headcase and The Chronology of Water
“Like the varied and verdant landscape of the Pacific Northwest, the stories in The Night, and the Rain, and the River will make you gasp and grow your heart. Sweet cheating boyfriends, hopeful drunk drivers, angry little sisters, inept sincere fathers, even a lonely goose, all are portrayed with exuberant complexity in their quests for love. These stories offer up bright light in our often overcast skies.”
– Natalie Serber, author of Shout Her Lovely Name
“I love this book like I love the ocean. The Night, and the Rain, and the River gets under your skin and travels your body from the first page. Each story brings you to the edge of your own heart, or life, or death, or gut grabbing laughter, and as the stories accumulate, you slowly realize you’ve been allowed into a world. These writers will mark you for life; remember their names. We are nothing without each other.”
– Lidia Yuknavitch, author of Dora: A Headcase and The Chronology of Water
“Like the varied and verdant landscape of the Pacific Northwest, the stories in The Night, and the Rain, and the River will make you gasp and grow your heart. Sweet cheating boyfriends, hopeful drunk drivers, angry little sisters, inept sincere fathers, even a lonely goose, all are portrayed with exuberant complexity in their quests for love. These stories offer up bright light in our often overcast skies.”
– Natalie Serber, author of Shout Her Lovely Name
"The deeper one goes into The Night, and the Rain, and the River, the more one is submerged into a world filled with lonely, confused, and lost people. These are the consistent themes found throughout the anthology of twenty-two short stories, all penned by Oregonian writers. Liz Prato, who edited and compiled the anthology, says she hopes The Night, and the Rain, and the River will 'help other people feel less alone.' This publication certainly accomplishes that."
– Kristin Urban, The Portland Book Review
