Apricot Drive: Surreal Stories From Suburbia

By Eric Suhem

Things are not as they seem on Apricot Drive. A man is haunted by his automatic dishwasher. A parakeet facilitates a woman's religious conversion. A man's topiary enthusiasms spiral out of control. A home's plumbing system impacts the interred remains of an ancient burial ground. On Apricot Drive, what is real and what is a dream?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781312090330

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