Benjamin Eric is a writer born and raised in Washington DC In 2012 he earned a bachelor s degree from Ithaca College He was previously a member of the Washington DC Comedy Writers Group where he first began writing with local comics His fiction has been featured in New Plains Review On The Run Querencia Press and others He is an editorial volunteer at Street Sense Media. A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley and other stories is his debut chapbook Benjamin Eric is a writer born and raised in Washington DC In 2012 he earned a bachelor s degree from Ithaca College He was previously a member of the Washington DC Comedy Writers Group where he first began writing with local comics His fiction has been featured in New Plains Review On The Run Querencia Press and others He is an editorial volunteer at Street Sense Media. A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley and other stories is his debut chapbook site_link A fascist fighter pilot and his talking dog receive unwanted visitors A man goes to a doctor s office not understanding the concept of generational trauma With the help of famed drummer Antonio S nchez and some apparitions an alcoholic gets help One unusual black bear causes issues for a struggling real estate agent A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley is a collection of these short stories along with others that features a variety of characters as they react to their surreal world A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley StoriesI m always up for surrealist fic because weird stories make the world fun A couple of the stories in this collection were very fun indeed the one with the talking dog A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley and then the one with the spoiler black bear on the roof of a property that was up for sale ______Simon were memorable and I enjoyed them a lot Some of the other stories though were rather impenetrable for me or just too sad So I found this an uneven collection but it was a quick read with highlights Thank you to Querencia Press and to NetGalley for early access Kindle Edition A peculiar set of stories While some of these were a bit odd than others I found this collection entertaining If surrealist art were to be transformed into fiction this book would be the result Well written and excellent prose I was drawn in to each story with the different characters Kindle Edition 3. I really liked some of the stories especially towards the end of the book just some other stories and poems didn t grab me so much There s definitely some great writing in here and I do recommend it if you re looking for some short stories I do think part of the reason this took me so long to finish is I don t tend to be that big on short stories or short story collections but I m very glad I finished it Kindle Edition I think I went into this thinking it would be a little different which maybe is why I am rating it lower than others Normally I am not an essay story person I like the flow of a novel The details growth characters and sometimes the little things in between This book was random stories some a bit out there than others it was very well written just wasn t my cup of tea Thank you NetGalley and Querencia Press for my DRC in exchange for my honest review Kindle Edition

A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley: Stories By Benjamin Eric

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.5 stars but feeling generous for the Goodreads scale