C.M. Chapman, Writer

"Interconnected collections require an intricate architecture where each short story amplifies a common theme or adds a different perspective that sheds new light on a place, an incident, or a character. West Virginia author C.M. Chapman’s debut short story collection Suicidal Gods succeeds on all of the above with its mix of gritty Appalachian stories in the vein of Ron Rash and more whimsical fantasies like those of Pinckney Benedict."

                                                                                     --Gonzalo Baeza

                                                                                        The WV Independent Observer