Wide Eyed

"Trinie Dalton's voice is so charming in these stories and they fly right by so it takes a little time to realize how deftly she is talking about death and sex and fear and love and fur and slumber parties."-Aimee Bender

"Trinie Dalton is as radically original a young writer as I've ever come across."-David Gates

This riveting collection of stories is told by a woman in L.A. compelled to divulge her tweaked obsessions with native Californian animals, the mythic imagery of Shakespeare, glam-rock icons like Lou Reed, and horror movies.

Trinie Dalton grew up in Los Angeles and writes music, book, and art criticism in addition to fiction. The book she co-edited for "McSweeney's, "Dear New Girl, is also forthcoming.