Lost Change and Loose Cousins

LOST CHANGE AND LOOSE COUSINS, the new book by Aaron Saylor & Strother Kevin Hall, is exactly what its title implies: an eclectic collection of short fiction and nonfiction pieces that combine into a wholly satisfying journey across genres. Aaron Saylor (author of the acclaimed Southern gangster novel SEWERVILLE) contributes most of the fiction here, ranging from amusing ("The Autobiography of Nobody," "Sewerville: the Lay of the Land") to melancholy ("The Sweet Smell of Pine Needles") to outright horror ("The Dead on Black River,""Apep, the Darkness"). Hall provides all of the nonfiction with a series of essays, some inspired from his childhood, some from just a few days ago. He also contributes some fiction, including the emotional "Nonsense," which weaves five interconnecting short stories into one larger tale. Note: the paperback version of LOST CHANGE AND LOOSE COUSINS includes the additional work "Philosopher Dog: Issue One," a fantasy comic-book script about a time-travelling yorkshire terrier.