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BenGreenmanisawriterofvirtuosicrangeanduncannyemotionalinsight.AsDarinStrausshasnoted,"LikeBrunoSchulz,GeorgeSaunders,DonaldBarthelme,andnooneelseIcanthinkof,Greenmanhasthepowertobewhimsicalwithoutresortingtowhimsy."Thestoriesinthisnewcollection,WhatHe'sPoisedtoDo,showcasehiswiderange,yetareunitedbyasharedsenseofyearning,aconcernwithconnectionsmissedandlost,andapoignantattentiontohowwetrytopreserveandmaintainthoseconnectionsthroughthewrittenword.FromaportraitofanunfaithfulmancontemplatinghisownfreewilltothesagaofayoungCubanman'squixoticdevotiontoawomanhemayneverhavemet;andfromanineteenth-centuryweaponsinventor'slettertohisyoungdaughtertoanagingman'swistfulmemoryofasummerloveaffairinalawoffice—eachofthesestoriesdemonstratesGreenman'smaturityasachroniclerofromanticangstbothcontemporaryandtimeless,andasanexplorerofthewaysouryearningforconnectioninformsourselvesandoursouls.