Catch Her in the Rye contains the tragic love story by that name plus thirty other short stories in a wide variety of themes, from the surrealistic “I Wish” to the heartwarming “Homeless Thanksgiving”. These short tales offer a cross-genre experience, with literary tidbits that include science fiction, horror, contemporary fiction, and those hard-to-classify yarns that fit neatly into no category.

In addition to the eerie "Ain’t No Lights”, the collection features a cast of engaging characters from a lovable stray dog in “Belle” to a mute Appalachian girl with a unique musical talent in “Callie’s Fiddle”, and even an online villain in “Bingo Killer”.

Wodke Hawkinson demonstrates a satisfying literary agility with this generous sampler of tales, each markedly different in tone and subject matter, and all entertaining.