Crow’s Breath is a magnificent collection of short stories. The narratives are not directly connected to one another and are singular portraits of humans nature. Spectacular events were not necessary for John Kinsella to create the many plots and develop the narratives. Instead, he skilfully makes use of simple everyday occurrences that so well depict life so succinctly. Kinsella’s dexterity is even more impressive if we take into consideration that most stories in this colle