Chatter
“Terzino’s stories move headlong into the vulnerabilities of her characters. They go to the hidden fissures of a life, those conditions and incidents that throb quietly, that keep peddling their influence behind the scenes. Her characters are fully alive—driven by perilous impulses, irrational fears, and real demons—so these stories take surprising but believable turns. They show the genesis and weird emotional scattershot of struggle and loss.”
John Mauk, author of Field Notes for the Earthbound and Where All Things Flatten (coming in 2024)
“[Terzino’s story ‘Blank Slate’ is] a fascinating exploration of relationships – both those with other people and those with ourselves. I was particularly interested in how the topic of body image was handled which is a difficult issue to successfully manage in a work of fiction. The dark humour laced through this piece prompted the reader to examine their own attitudes towards this particular topic.”
Helen Cox, UK author and poet, judge of Fiction Factory flash competition, 2021
