From chance encounters to generational family bonds, relationships form the basis of life. Through seven short stories, Chickens in Your Hair and Other Stories introduces readers to a cast of characters showing what it means to live the human experience. Two young friends grapple with being seen and known in the tumultuous landscape of growing up. A grieving teenager longs for a last moment with a departed loved one. A lonely woman stumbles upon a chance to open herself up to life and love again. A recently retired man decides how to fill his time in his third act. And a soon-to-be mother ponders on what has been and what will be. In a blend of stories both melancholy and hopeful—sometimes in the same breath—Chickens in Your Hair and Other Stories proves to be a poignant debut by Hailie Duncan.
From chance encounters to generational family bonds, relationships form the basis of life. Through seven short stories, Chickens in Your Hair and Other Stories introduces readers to a cast of characters showing what it means to live the human experience. Two young friends grapple with being seen and known in the tumultuous landscape of growing up. A grieving teenager longs for a last moment with a departed loved one. A lonely woman stumbles upon a chance to open herself up to life and love again. A recently retired man decides how to fill his time in his third act. And a soon-to-be mother ponders on what has been and what will be. In a blend of stories both melancholy and hopeful—sometimes in the same breath—Chickens in Your Hair and Other Stories proves to be a poignant debut by Hailie Duncan.
