a serial novella-in-flash by Chris Wiewiora
We’re happy to announce the publication of CENTER OF CENTER, a serialized novella-in-flash by Chris Wiewiora. We are serializing the novella on our Substack site. New chapters will be released on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout February and March.
About the Novella
After a shooting at his Polis university, sincere public speaking teacher Josef Wi?czynska becomes a jaded bus driver. Josef still feels responsible for his Divided student Jonathan “J.J.” Jones’s death-by-patroller and he also feels purposeless following his mother’s recent natural death. On each of his eight color-coded routes around futuristic Center city in a country called United, Josef speculates about the surviving tech-obsessed students he left behind. Between pick-ups and drop-offs, Josef tries to escape his guilt by turning to comforting familial memories. Josef couldn’t rescue his student, but he needs to forgive himself.
About the Author
After Chris Wiewiora earned his MFA in Creative Writing and Environment from Iowa State University, where he taught public speaking, he worked a variety of odd jobs including driving a bus. His writing has recently been anthologized in Back to the Lake, Two Countries: U.S. Daughters and Sons of Immigrant Parents, and What Doesn’t Kill You. His travelogue memoir, The Distance Is More Than an Ocean, about growing up and going back to Warsaw, Poland was published by Finishing Line Press. Read more at www.chriswiewiora.com