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PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING

$21.95

Kirkus Reviews calls PEOPLE RUIN RVERYTHING “A profound rendering of life’s foibles conveyed in sharp, personal fragments.”

People Ruin Everything is a literary short story collection exploring love, loss, and the quiet wreckage of human relationships. Through moments both realistic and faintly magical, Anne Leigh Parrish examines broken marriages, missed chances, and truths revealed too late. These stories linger in the space where desire, regret, and compassion collide.

Kirkus Reviews calls PEOPLE RUIN RVERYTHING “A profound rendering of life’s foibles conveyed in sharp, personal fragments.”

People Ruin Everything is a literary short story collection exploring love, loss, and the quiet wreckage of human relationships. Through moments both realistic and faintly magical, Anne Leigh Parrish examines broken marriages, missed chances, and truths revealed too late. These stories linger in the space where desire, regret, and compassion collide.

Praise for PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING

“While the title of the collection sounds dark and antisocial, as the stories unfold, the title provides an insightful explanation for each entry’s conflict: “Things could be perfect if it weren’t for people. People ruin everything.” The prose is stark while still effectively conveying all the details required to deliver exceptionally poignant tales that will fill the reader’s heart with longing, sorrow, or regret…”

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About ANNE LEIGH PARRISH

Anne Leigh Parrish is the author of seventeen books which include short stories, novels, and poetry. She is also an avid photographer and draws from rugged splendor of her home in the South Sound Region of Washington State. Learn more about Anne at www.anneleighparrish.com and also at www.laviniastudios.com.

 

  • Genre: Fiction 

    ISBN: 978-1-969421-09-9

    Publication: OCTOBER 20, 2026