Reality Can Blow Your Mind

The amazing adventures of an Uber driver

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Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review.

Nine stories, based on real-life experiences. Three poems that reflect the same truth — that the ordinary is often extraordinary. Bravo!

Of the nine short stories that make up Intersections, I can honestly say that at least three are truly breathtaking, all are memorable, and none disappoint. I was not bored for an instant while reading this book.

I am usually not a lover of short story collections, preferring full novels — long narratives that allow me to spend a significant amount of time with the characters and truly know them.

The brevity of these stories was not an issue here. Some of the characters were as memorable as those I have taken hundreds of pages to get to know.

The book is divided into three sections, Water, Earth, and Fire. Each begins with a poem. Spinks’ poetry complements the stories well. They stand together to make the point that the mundane and the transcendent exist side by side.

His narrative writing style is straightforward and conversational. As he describes listening to his passengers and hearing about the full range of human experiences…