This is the hotly anticipated followup to Hyde's critically acclaimed novel Funerals for Horses.Catherine Ryan Hyde is back this spring with another winner. Earthquake Weather is a masterful collection of award-winning short works by this highly-praised novelist. The most honored of these stories includes Red Texas Sky, nominated for Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Awards, and Pushcart Prize XXII. It's the story of a young boy who overcomes his nightmarish life with the help of an unlikely angel: his mother's alcoholic Vietnam vet boyfriend. Dante, originally published in Descant and a recipient of of a Raymond Carver Contest honorable mention in 1996 is a hard-edged comic tale of a woman who inherits a dangerous dog upon the death of her married former lover. Love is Always Running Away, also an honorable mention in the Raymond Carver Contest (1994), is the story of a menage-a-trois which produces a baby girl. Wednesday Man, which also received a nomination for Pushcart Prize XXII, depicts the affair -- which takes place in an abandoned chapel -- between a middle-aged woman and an anonymous stranger. Paper Boy appeared in the 10th anniversary issue of Hayden's Ferry Review in a special section devoted to writings from noted authors. Earthquake Weather also features stories published in South Dakota Review, Crescent Review, and Vignette.