Excuse Me While I Disappear

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, this collection of stories explores the universal quest for connection across a variety of historical periods and narrative forms, from ancient cave paintings to futuristic digital archives. Joanna Scott’s elegant prose brings to life characters and moments that examine the enduring significance of stories in shaping personal and collective identities. Through these vividly imagined tales, the collection considers what persists of our stories and histories once they are no longer in our immediate possession.