The Theory of Light and Matter

These ten stories take us across the country-from rural Pennsylvania to Southern California to suburban Connecticut-and deep into characters struggling to find meaning in their day-to-day lives.The Theory of Light and Matteris a stunningly astute vision of contemporary American suburbia, full of tension, heartbreak, and emotional complexity-the work of an important new voice. Long Listed for the Frank Ors"Connor International Short Story Award ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, Short Fiction One of the Best Books of the Year Kansas City Star bull; San Antonio Express-News

A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Andrew Porter has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the W. K. Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts. His award-winning fiction has appeared in One Story, Epoch, The Threepenny Review, and on NPR’s Selected Shorts. He teaches at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.