"eighteen, by sandy steinman, is authentic, penetrative, and wise. here is an amalgam of fiction and memoir, of tradition and culture rendered with a diamond cutter's precision and art. here are small stories that have much to impart: so honestly, so engagingly - here is an illuminated manuscript of journeys: personal, yet universal, and supremely captivating."- robert scotellaro, author of measuring the distance and ways to read the world "this writer is brilliant!! i'm floored by the stories i've read - her attention to detail and playfulness of language. sandy steinman has a seriously wonderful and vibrant voice." - meg pokrass, author of spinning to mars and cellulose pajamas "this accomplished collection of flash fiction/flash memoir delights the reader with humor and wisdom as it excavates the universal mysteries of the human heart. alive with the things that a reader might desire - anecdotes, shining everyday details, family history, quirky characters -these stories are sandy steinman's generous life gift to us."- mary kay rummel, poet laureate emerita of ventura county, californiaauthor of the lifeline trembles and nocturnes: between flesh and stone "in eighteen, sandy steinman offers vignettes about growing up in mid-20th century brooklyn, new york. she writes in the voice of wife, mother, daughter, neighbor, even an iranian cab driver. with humor and often unusual anecdotes, steinman reveals a world where a daughter is visited by the ghost of her father, a mother loses her memory, a jewish department store owner is chastised for having a santa claus, and a young girl is pressured into marrying by 18. the book ends with an astonishing synopsis of a long life from age 2, sitting on a pony, to a stunning portrait of the author with her aging mother." - michelle demers, author of green mountain zen