AVAILABLE NOW -- Date of Disappearance: Assorted Stories by M. Allen Cunningham




In this specially illustrated, limited edition offering by M. Allen Cunningham, “one of America’s most promising voices” (ForeWord Magazine), ten distinctive stories trace the disappearance of things physical, spiritual, or poignantly unnamable from various characters’ lives.

An evangelical minister sets out to win back the trust of his flock and save his ‘fallen’ teenage son, meanwhile tormented by his own bedroom sins; a lively centenarian languishes in the confines of a retirement home, longing for a youthful life of freedom; disease leads a bereaved woman toward long-avoided reconciliation; and a taxidermist studies life and death through the artful models he creates.

 Relevant and emotionally resonant at every turn, Cunningham's stories have the power to remind us why forgiveness matters, how tenderness can overcome human frailty, and that love is always a work-in-progress.     
 
Date of Disappearance is presented in a gorgeously designed limited-edition paperback illuminated with ink-and-charcoal illustrations by artist Nathan Shields. Each copy comes numbered and autographed by the author, providing readers a uniquely beautiful and personal art object for the keeping. 

 Offered for sale through a coterie of America's finest independent bookstores, Date of Disappearance may currently be purchased at: 

 Powell's Books (online or in-person) -- Portland, OR
Wallace Books -- Portland, OR
Micawber's Books -- St. Paul, MN
Orinda Books -- Orinda, CA

or directly from Atelier 26.

M. Allen Cunningham is the author of the novels The Green Age of Asher Witherow, a #1 Booksense Pick, and Lost Son, about the life and work of Rilke. His stories have appeared in many literary magazines including Glimmer Train and The Kenyon Review and have twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Three stories from Date of Disappearance were featured in live performance by The New Short Fiction Series of Beverly Hills. The recipient of fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission, Literary Arts, and Yaddo, Cunningham lives in Portland, Oregon. 

 Read an excerpt from Date of Disappearance here.
Listen to an audio excerpt from Cunningham's story, "We Are Not Civilians Here"
We Are Not Civilians Here, a short story excerpt by M. Allen Cunningham by MAllenCunningham