I've read pieces in the New Yorker that weren't nearly as compelling. (Fred Grimm, Miami Herald / Sun Sentinel) The Quiet Goings On is a collection of original short stories and poems about life, grown from the dirt of hardship and pain with slivers of triumph and humor...for those who don't mind a little digging. Whether it's an unexpected rescue in the Mexican desert, the son who comes to terms with his irreverent father, or the massage therapist who has to reconcile with herself, one thing remains constant - DiCroce's characters simply refuse to give up. Instead, they experience transformative epiphanies both great and small; existing within the restraints of loneliness, acceptance, guilt, contemplation, and hope. Join the growing number of readers who have added this book to their bookshelves. Get your copy of this collection of poignant short stories and poems about truth, love, and life. What Readers Are Saying ★★★★★ "Some fine work. I've read pieces in the New Yorker that weren't nearly as compelling. Quarantine and the poem Rivers give The Quiet Goings On a real and, I'm afraid, lasting topicality. Damn, these characters - so real and so representative of these disaffected times. I could hardly remember if they were DiCroce's inventions or real people I'd met in some Mexican taqueria, fishermen's bar, or on a Philadelphia street corner... DiCroce describes, with a poetic clarity beyond the reach of us journalists, this very moment in a melancholy time. In a sense, DiCroce (a noted songwriter and author) has given us one of his finest albums. Except with The Quiet Goings On, the music is all in the words." - Fred Grimm, Miami Herald / Sun Sentinel ★★★★★ "... it touched me and I will be a bit haunted by it for a while." -Evie ★★★★★ "The human experience beautifully captured... Wow... this book blew me away. I laughed out loud... I shed a few tears. I wanted more, while recognizing that the gift I had received was exactly enough. The Quiet Goings On captured a depth and a breadth of emotion, and of the human experience. " -Abi ★★★★★ "Thoughtful stories and poems about people in transition, sometimes of their own initiative and sometimes not. DiCroce's characters are imbued with sadness but still with the will to go on." -BajaGringa ★★★★★ "Perhaps the most relavent, and intriguing literary work of the year. The stunning poetry is as thought provoking as it is beautiful. Chris DiCroce is absolutely one of the best writers I have read." -Vivian ★★★★★ "Such a wonderful book. The poems especially are so poignant for 2020." -Whitney ★★★★★ "I'm always impressed when authors can get inside the head of a cast of really diverse characters and convince me all of them are real. The people in these short stories were all over the map (and sometimes weren't even people), but I believed in every one of them. Great storytelling and authentic dialogue." -Jen