Indie Book of the Spring

I’m so proud of this little book and how it continues to make its way out in the world. I was thrilled to see Electric Literature highlight it as one of the indie books of the spring. Such a cool and special honor.

“Yet, rather than being fantastical, Crocodile Tears Didn’t Cause The Flood reads more like hopes and fears made true. Across the stories, there is a longing for connection and family: lament for family lost, hope for reconciliation. Set in the American South, both the gothic and magical realism are at play, but what Sides is at his best when he is writing about the deep wounds of children, intergenerational relationships, and the intersection of communities. Each story offers its own strange beauty.”

-Wendy J. Fox