The True Shape of Raindrops

Fiction
Written By Amanda Barusch

An autobiographically inspired novella about a family and the ghost that travels with them, The True Shape of Raindrops was published in Mulberry Fork Review.

Book cover for "The True Shape of Raindrops," a short story by Amanda Barusch, featuring a cloudy, mountainous landscape with rocks and water in the foreground.

  • Type – novella

  • Publication / Venue – Mulberry Fork Review

  • Publisher – Mulberry Fork Review

  • Publication date – September 2014

  • Format(s) – PDF

  • Available at – PDF

  • About this work – An autobiographically inspired short story about a family, and the ghost that travels with them, on a rafting trip through the wilds of Alaska.

ENDORSEMENTS
A Vivid Glimpse into Loss, Adventure, Love and Hope

“Barusch’s finely etched characters confront the fragility of life and the persistence of grief as they raft through the Alaska wilderness. This story gives us a vivid glimpse into loss, adventure, love and hope.”

—Erica Baum
Independent Scholar

Read This When You Have Wanderlust

“Rafting through remote Alaska with the ghost of your best friend - Barusch takes us deep into troubled waters. Read this when you have wanderlust. Read it when you’re thinking about leaving your husband.”

—Kit Hodge
Author of Fairy Tales With Killer Shoes

Poignant and Moving

“The True Shape of Raindrops is a poignant and moving story of friendship and sorrow, beautifully told. Amanda Barusch’s graceful writing explores the aftermath of loss and the bonds of friendship that unite us.” 

—Cynthia Lim
Author of Wherever you are: A memoir of love, marriage, and brain injury

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this ever-changing world.

https://www.amandabarusch.com
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