Aquarium Author:Mike Barnes The settings for these stories range from metroplolis to hamlet, from a Florida retirement community to a northern Ontario reserve on the brink of freeze-up. The characters are those of everyday life -- fishermen, teachers, students, actors, drinkers -- coming to terms with their environment. Barnes hauntingly reveals their stories with a ... more »poet's eye. The reader will be seduced by the sensual detail, persuaded by the precise observation and invention.« less