Talking to Ghosts at Parties is Rick White's debut collection of thirty short (and very short) stories woven together across time, space and astral planes. An orphaned girl becomes a cat, a werewolf battles a distaste for his bistro's clientele, a man lives in a tower made of memories. Dark, poignant and funny - these are stories of how absurd it is to be human, how brave it is to be alive. A breakout collection of stories full of unforgettable outcasts, underdogs, losers and oddballs by an author uniquely attuned to the restless rhythms of the offbeat. Talking to Ghosts at Parties dives deep and deftly examines the daily foibles of those on the fringes of modern life. A pitch-perfect portrait of an absurd world that demands revisiting and reliving and confirms Rick White as a spectacularly original, iconic and important voice in contemporary culture. Rick White is a writer of short stories and flash fiction whose work has been widely published in literary journals and nominated for Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net and Best British & Irish Flash Fictions. Rick lives in Cheshire with his wife, Sarah, their daughter, Luna and their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Harry. You can follow him on Twitter @ricketywhite.