"Goognight, Nobody" by Michale Night.

Goodnight, Nobody
The word "ordinary" can be used quite frequently to describe certain aspects of Michael Knight's stories in GOODNIGHT, NOBODY --- ordinary people leading ordinary lives, doing ordinary things. The stories in this collection aren't wrought with thick drama that seeps through the pages and there are no wild turns of events here. These stories are quiet and unassuming yet, even so, have a richness permeating through them that makes the entire book somewhat powerful.
The collection is a tapestry, with different topics and different kinds of people. In "Birdland," a subtle r…