Fiction. Magic Realism comes to the Midwest in this trio of imaginative ficitons from new writer Allen Frost: "The Heaven Antenna," "Crayon Fable," and "Harmoniun." "In OHIO TRIO Frost has forged a fresh picaresque style set in post-apocalyptic Midwest landscapes, and our future will surely provide her with further opportunities to refine his vision"—Keith Abbott.

Author City: Bellingham, WA USA

Allen Frost was born in La Jolla, California, and graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine. He has lived and worked in the Seattle and Portland area, and in Ohio. He and his wife, Laura, and daughter Rosa live in Bellingham, Washington, where he works in the library of Western Washington University. His books include the novels THE MERMAID TRANSLATION (Bird Dog Publishing, 2010) and OHIO TRIO (Bottom Dog Press, 2001) and the poetry collections HOME RECORDINGS (Bird Dog Publishing, 2009), ANOTHER LIFE: COLLECTED POEMS (Bird Dog Publishing, 2007), and BOWL OF WATER (Bottom Dog Press, 2004).