Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo Taking the Names Down from

Taking the Names Down from the Hill (2003) -- although here he writes in an even more focused manner

SOC021000-SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies

–Sina Queyras

Jamella Hagen weaves individual memories into a narrative that charts the process of orientation and growing maturity within shifting geographical locations

Drying the Bones Rodney DeCroo Taking the Names Down fromDescription Alarming edgy, often disturbing, and superbly written these short stories illuminate the dark, troubled heart of human existence. A young girl escapes the bonds of her abusive adopted mother. A woman does not leave her rotting apartment for over a month. A widower passes through his wife's garden for the first time. A cosmetician slowly destroys her family. Dark and compelling, Drying the Bones deftly explores the emotional lives of its