Another great Glimmer Train - an issue that seemed to have 'loss' of some sort or other as a theme: innocence, country, a loved one, child, health, the girl.....all of these were lost in this collection in some form. Yet, they were not necessarily all gloomy and depressing as some tend to be. One of my favorite parts of Glimmer Train, is the page at the end where each contributing author is given a page to talk about anything they want, and quite often it highlights their inspiration to write the story we have read.....and that for a fiction geek is just cool! I particularly enjoyed "In a Library, Saltillo;" 'Roadrunner;' 'Blackout;' & 'The Corn God.' Highly recommended for any short fiction lover! ( )