Ron Rindo Books in Order

These stories explore suburban families whose ordinary conversations conceal illness, abandonment and unexpected decisions about marriage. In one, a huge snapping turtle appears on a lawn, becoming a focus for a household’s fear, anger and fragile courage.

Ten stories explore men’s hidden longings, uneasy relationships and struggles with fatherhood, grief and mortality. A widower collects exotic animals, a reluctant father discovers attachment to his newborn, and a professor’s cancer diagnosis unsettles his carefully observed life.

These stories explore the uncertain forms love takes within relationships and across ordinary lives. Characters confront intimacy, loneliness, and their place in an immense, sometimes indifferent universe, finding personal meaning amid the difficulties of connecting with others.

After his young son's death, Cal Franklin moves his family to an isolated Wisconsin farm. His increasingly erratic behavior becomes a religious calling, drawing followers who believe he can heal while his family struggles with grief and uncertainty.

Gabriel Fisher grows up in an Amish community with unusual size and extraordinary abilities. When a football coach discovers the nearly eight-foot teenager, the attention transforms Gabriel's life and the lives of the people around him.