Bright Shards of Someplace Else ? Stories : LUP ? University of Georgia Press : 9780820352985 : 0820352985 : 01 Feb 2018 : In the eleven kaleidoscopic stories that make up Bright Shards of Someplace Else, Monica McFawn traces the combustive, hilarious, and profound effects that occur when people misread the minds of others. The characters&;an array of artists, scientists, songwriters, nannies, horse trainers, and poets&;often try to pin down another&;s point of view, only to find that their own worldview is far from fixed. The characters in McFawn&;s stories long for and fear the encroachment of others. A young boy reduces his nanny&;s phone bill with a call, then convinces her he can solve her other problems. A man who works at a butterfly-release business becomes dangerously obsessed with solving a famous mathematical proof. A poetry professor finds himself entangled in the investigation of a murdered student. In the final story, an aging lyricist reconnects with a renowned singer t