THINGS KEPT BURNING
Things Kept Burning is the debut collection of stories by Rob Simons. Told primarily by the same first person narrator – a writer searching for transcendence through a series of unconventional relationships – these stories offer a compelling examination of American loneliness and hope.
The book is also about the search for salvation through art. From the adventures of an English professor and his former student with Down Syndrome, to the evening spent in a porn star’s hotel room, to the death of a best friend in a drug overdose, these eclectic narratives challenge us to question where we're going with our lives, while illuminating the absurdity of existence itself.