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How the Quiet Breathes
"John Michael Flynn’s language dazzles to a very real end. The range of tones and locales he uses is impressive but more impressive is the feeling invested in what almost inevitably slips through time’s fingers."
— Baron Wormser, former Poet Laureate of Maine
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"Flynn’s prose at every turn is crisp and evocative; he has a gift for description of cities, landscapes and characters – the latter seem so real one could almost touch them. I have for years enjoyed his short stories, poems and translations, and I’m delighted he has brought his considerable powers to a wonderfully vivid collection that crackles with energy and insight."
— Geoffrey Clark, author of Wedding In October
"There’s something dazzling about how Flynn evokes beauty and isolation, tragedy and triumph, in language that sings and begs us to sing along, too."
— Alyson Hagy, author of Boleto
"The work is concrete, seductive, and dramatic in its intensity – drawing the reader in."
— Jack Smith, author of Icon
"Flynn is an author who pays attention to the details. Vivid and engaging, it’s a pleasure to add this to my shelf."
— Kristen-Paige Madonia, author of Fingerprints of You
About the Author
Books by John Michael Flynn include the novel, Answer Only (2025, Fomite), the story collections Vintage Vinyl Playlist (2023, Fomite), Off To The Next Wherever (Fomite, 2016), Dreaming Rodin (Publerati, 2013), and the poetry collections Restless Vanishings (2017, Leaf Garden Press), Keepers Meet Questing Eyes (2014, Leaf Garden Press), and Moments Between Cities (1997, Edwin Mellen Press). He lives in England, and also writes as Basil Rosa. This is his first essay collection. Find him on the web at https://jmfbr1.blogspot.com/
