Wide Eyed

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In Trinie Dalton's unique vision of reality, she experiences psychic communications with iconic figures like Mick Jagger and Lou Reed, alongside a cast of animals including beavers, hamsters, and owls. This collection of stories reveals a woman eager to share her secrets, fantasies, and obsessions with Californian wildlife, glam rock legends, and horror films. Set in urban Los Angeles, the narrative is infused with mythic beauty drawn from medieval lore, Shakespeare, and Grimm's fairy tales, making the challenges of contemporary city life more bearable by illustrating that magic and escape are always within reach. Among the stories, "Hummingbird Moonshine" depicts the narrator's quest for authentic spirituality, culminating in a connection with a hummingbird. In "Oceanic," she humorously vows to marry a manatee during a drunken pre-wedding party. "Tiles" intertwines four vignettes of bloody bathroom accidents with scenes from Dalton's favorite horror films. With prose reminiscent of her literary influences—Denton Welch, Robert Walser, and Jane Bowles—these stories possess a dreamy, imaginative quality that evokes a peculiar state of ecstasy. To enter Dalton's mind is to experience pure bliss.