“The stories in this collection as as remarkable as they are unusual. Wiebe's often sardonic narration takes his characters through a hostile and absurd world with a sense of humor that makes you want to laugh and shake your head at the same time”—Jeff Erdie, Ohio Writer

“one of our best writers of innovative fictions”—Doug Bolling, American Book Review

"unsettlingly original"--Harry Matthews

"If you read this book [Skyblue's Essays], your life, not to mention your conversations, may become more interesting." --Charles Alexander, Rain Taxi

"A must-have for the bookshelf of all Dallas Wiebe fans."--Phil Paradis

A novel in fourteen short stories. Set in the Clifton area of Cincinnati, Ohio, where Gottlieb Otto Liebgott records the life and exploits of Dallasandro Vibini, a private detective.

2003, Burning Deck Press; Providence, Rhode Island.

308 pages. Paper. Smyth-sewn.

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