Trust Issues: Stories contains 20 tales of hard-headed folk fighting to be heard when nobody listens.
This is a collection of short stories focused on marginalized citizens, mostly women, carrying on their daily struggles in a dangerous world. Someone or something lurks around every corner, but the characters in these stories have come prepared. They include Nell, an antisocial, nomadic, shade-tree mechanic and getaway driver; ‘Bula, an odd girl who talks to animals, and a whole host of others who follow lonely paths spreading empathy while kicking ass. The endings aren’t always happy, because as the final story tells us, “Sh*t Happens.” The stories take place in the modern United States and in the Caribbean. These women have plenty of reasons to be afraid, but they Keep. On. Going.
Praise for Trust Issues by K.P. Davis
Trust Issues by KP Davis hits hard and spares readers fantastical notions of the American Dream. These stories expose human vulnerability and ruthlessness through immersive and urgent scenes. Protagonists navigate hostile landscapes and carry on in their myriad ways–either by exhibiting fortitude and resilience or doubling down on the only reality they know and can imagine.
– Jen Knox, author of Chaos Magic and We Arrived Uninvited
Kim Davis is a master of moments. In Trust Issues, she brings her keen eye to the lives of ordinary people not often seen in literary fiction. With great skill, Davis shows how even the most mundane moments are fraught with meaning.
– Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of The American Daughters and
The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You
I held my breath reading these stories, thrown into a world hard on its characters—a gritty cast. I couldn’t stop reading and caring about them, hoping things would turn out right. Trust Issues works the magic we read for, to be transported. Love it!
– Susanne Davis, author of Gravity Hill and The Appointed Hour
Trust Issues will wrap you up fully and drop you in someone else’s world, where once inside you can share in their existence, their moral and personal dilemmas, and their often tumultuous relationships. More importantly, you will witness how these individual’s energy affects you as you experience them navigating life while fighting to be seen. You’ll wonder what will happen next and ask yourself who they should trust and why.
– Francine Rodriguez, author of A Woman’s Story and A Woman Like Me
About the Author
Kimberly Parish (K.P.) Davis was once upon a time an adrenaline junkie. Director and founder of Madville Publishing, Kim grew up in Texas, but sailed around the world as a chef aboard private yachts for fifteen years before returning home. Her short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have been published in literary journals, anthologies, and online.
author photo by Jacqueline Davis