Figures in Paper Time fiction by Richard Truhlar The Mercury Press ISBN 0-920544-66-5 80 pp. Available from www.themercurypress.com This is Truhlar's fourth major collection of literary works, and continues the tradition of classical experimental fiction found in the works of, among others, Alain Robbe-Grillet.

What the critics and other artists say:

"What can be written to suggest a story without actually writing a story absorbs Truhlar...a rhythmic and compelling flow of language." - Alan Thomas, Canadian Book Review Annual

"His fictional pictures tantalize...a challenging collection both in style and content, demanding sophisticated adult readers." - Freedman, The Reviewing Librarian

"A dense and chewy book of experimental writing from Truhlar." - Factsheet Five

"...just as modern composers (Glass, Cage, et al) value repetition and endless refraction to build meaning, so Truhlar foregoes the easier joys of poetic imagery through percussive, nagging, dogged digressions." - Karen Shook, The Ontarion

"Never have I read lit that is so graphic, visual with such mobile imagery. Interesting use of structural references a la rondo technique to create insistence and denouement. Very natural throughout." - Joseph Petric