Dancing Nightly in the Tavern Author:Mark Jarman Dancing Nightly in the Tavern, Mark Anthony Jarmans impressive debut collection of nine short stories, presents characters assembled from the depths of the local bars, under the influence, on the run, out of work. They are infused with a dark smoke drawn from the raw side of life stained, imperfect, energetic and earthy and fueled... more » by a desire to endure. With language both sharp and fluid, and uniquely lyrical, Jarman explores the circumstances of drifting, destinations unknown. Intense. Tempestuous. A seductive read.« less