In these stories, Mark Russo draws us into worlds where grief, identity, aging, love, and legacy all collide. Whether you’re following the syntactic life of a boy named Dion in A Grammatical Allegory, witnessing a woman reckon with family legacy in The Family Cemetery, or navigating the psychological wilds of Maine in Berserk, each narrative presents a layered, introspective portrait of ordinary people caught in extraordinary internal or external change.
Rich in voice and variation, this collection offers realism, allegory, satire, and surrealism in turn—anchored always by empathy and a clear-eyed understanding of what makes us human.
For readers who enjoy George Saunders, Alice Munro, or classic literary fiction with emotional depth and philosophical edge, It Takes All Kinds delivers an evocative, thought-provoking experience.
Because in the end, it takes all kinds to make a world—and every story is a mirror of someone’s truth.
