Dark Passages

Posted on 02/14/2012 by Linda Feagler

The title of the new book by Dan Chaon seems so sweet: He called it "Stay Awake," after the lullaby Mary Poppins sings in the Disney movie about the super-cali-fragi-listic-expi-ali-docious nanny. But, in fact, the Cleveland Heights author's book of short stories — just published by Ballantine Books — is anything but restful, Instead, its a compendium of concepts so disquieting that sleep is sure to be elusive. From the father grappling with his son's night terrors to the trauma experienced by a child s... Read More »