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A Stab in the Heartland

Taking place across the Midwest’s heartland of America, this collection of short stories offers nuance to the darker aspects of human relationships. Told primarily from the intoxicating beginnings of lust before progressing toward love, the stories fluidly transform into stark realities rather than romantic ideals. Each story provides an intimate look at how commitment and affection can turn into disloyalty or even hatred. 

With subtle mystery and humor sprinkled throughout, readers will be fascinated and shocked at where these winding plots lead, both physically and psychologically. Though at times jarring, the stories ultimately highlight the complexity of bonds between people in both their beauty and brutality.

David Clifford Grieser

David Clifford Grieser was reared by loving parents on an Indian reservation in South Dakota. He earned his bachelor’s degree at South Dakota State University and his master’s at the University of South Dakota. After teaching English and directing all speech activities at the secondary level, he joined public television to facilitate the use of instructional television in classrooms in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and ultimately became a trainer for an insurance company. Grieser is the author of Survival on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and currently is a freelance writer of his preferred medium: the short story.

Austin Macauley Publishers