About Close Encounters
“Michalski reveals to the reader the sparkly gems of the seediest of worlds. Michalski is best when she creates realities that blur with fantasies, which she accomplishes in the majority of the pieces. These stories cut a reader to the bone and are deeply compelling.”—Pedestal Magazine
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“…the prose inside is solid, the imaginative tales read well.”—Sara Crowley, The Short Review
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“….these quick-paced, adorable stories could go on forever. You want them to go on forever because of their incredible intrigue.”—Ryn Gargulinski, The Potomac
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“Michalski has a natural talent for creating believable, fully-fleshed characters a reader can empathize with. The author has a subtle touch and trusts her characters to tell their own story.”—13th Warrior Review
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What others are saying:
“Jen Michalski’s debut collection is full of quirky stories, damaged characters, surprising humor, and tender prose.”—Michael Kimball, author of Dear Everybody
“Jen Michalski’s stories remind me of internal, haunting, whispers. There is a calm, meditative exterior that houses a world of vivid drama, intrigue, great beauty and wonder, a joy to read!”—Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties
About May-September
"In a poetic and lyrical style reminiscent of Virginia Woolf or Alice Munro (two writers, interestingly, referred to as favorites by one of the characters), Michalski expertly tells the heartbreaking story of two women—one a young writer at the beginning of her career and the other an older woman reflecting on her life by writing her memoirs—and their awkward, budding friendship that turns to love. It is a story of unspoken desire, regret, loss and hope."—Tara Laskowski, Art & Literature
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"It is stories like this that give us useful pause, prompting some reconsideration of what, in the end, might really matter."—Spencer Dew, decomP
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