Nickolas Butler
Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Beneath the Bonfire
Nickolas Butler
The Bubbler
Young couples gather to participate in an annual "chainsaw party," cutting down trees for firewood in anticipation of the winter. A group of men spend a weekend hunting for mushrooms in the wilderness where they grew up and where some still find themselves trapped. An aging environmentalist takes out his frustration and anger on a singular, unsuspecting target. One woman helps another get revenge against a man whose crime extends far beyond him to an entire community.