Released from Big Wonderful Press,The Water in Our Veins is Penn Stewart's first collection of short stories. Combining flash fiction and traditional length stories, this group of tales range from the tragic to the absurd. Each one lands in the reader’s soul as Stewart explores humanity.

"In prose as tight as lyrics, Penn Stewart observes with penetrating acuity the numerous ways we mess up as the earth shifts ."

Sandra Scofield, Swim: Stories of the Sixties, The Last Draft

"Stewart pursues every path to plumb the depths of his character's inner lives. These dazzling stories break but mend your heart even stronger."

Devin Murphy, The Boat Runner, Tiny Americans