The Other World
In this dark satire, a Christian right family is so concerned about sheltering their teenage son from homosexuality that they're oblivious to the fact he's the neighborhood rapist.

Vulture
In the Deep South, an aimless drifter kills his girlfriend and tries to hide her body in a well ... but he's not alone. He's being watched by a young girl.

"If there is a bright spot at all to this country's history of puritanical repression, it is in its tradition of 'outsider' art, art fueled by feelings of otherness that have been shared by certain artists [such as] Tennessee Williams, Carson McCullers, and Truman Capote ... And now there's John Stewart Wynne, whose first collection of stories The Other World is among the most remarkable books I have ever read." (The James White Review)

"This walk on the wild side of human nature can be startling, outrageous, frightening, and sometimes even funny, but Wynne's smooth, commanding style keeps the shocks in these stories from becoming mannered or numbing." (Booklist)

"Wynne's prose is chiseled and precise. And in pages that tremble with beauty, Wynne gracefully reveals the darker side of human possibilities." (Details)

"The hidden, seamy underbelly of lives that appear civilized and rational is the obsession of these stories by an author known for his fascination with the dark side, relentlessly tapping into people's unconscious urges." (Publishers Weekly)

"These stories are full of frights that can be found in any home, neighborhood or culture. We don't need to invent creatures that bump in the night in order to fear the dark. Sometimes human beings are the scariest monsters of all." (Long and Short Reviews)

"The other world Wynne describes is terrifying, and breathlessly, horribly recognizable as ours." (Rebecca Brown, Lambda Literary Award winner) (Publishers Weekly)

"With so much tepid and sentimental fiction coming out, Wynne's stories are like a plunge in cold water. With a near-Brechtian intensity of focus and an infallible ear for dialog, Wynne casts a laser eye on the things we say, so different from the things we mean ... People on the edge, the margins of love ..." (Paul Monette, National Book Award winner)

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