Uncommon Weather

Uncommon Weather by Richard Chiappone has my two favorite qualities in a book: a laugh-out-loud sense of humor, and deep emotions.

These short stories feature many characters I've never seen before in literary works. The protagonists include a woman on an all-female ice hockey team struggling with a teetering marriage; workers in a remote oil drilling site where few females ever visit; and a do-gooder trying to save an abandoned dog that doesn't like people.

With sharp insights and amazing one-liners, Richard Chiappone brings us right into these lives against the backdrop of current-day Alaska, rooted in majestic natural beauty,… show more.