i The Cult of Quick Repair   The Midwest Book Review September 2008 "The Cult of Quick Repair" is a great set of deftly told tales that anyone living the modern life will relate to with great ease and enjoy with equally great satisfaction. Read more Juice Spot: Interview August 2008 What was the inspiration for the concept of the book? The initial inspiration for this collection was simply to work on my craft after having begun my writing venture with a novel. Read more Juice Spot: Review August 2008 The Cult of Quick Repair is a collection of short stories that provoke feelings of sadness, anger, jealousy and plain old happiness, all in one novel. Read more Toronto Star June 15, 2008 B.C. writer and former ballerina Dede Crane has hit an elegant and sustained note with this collection of short fiction... The Cult of Quick Repair is a masterful, mature set of intricate narratives that captivate, infuriate and surprise the reader. Read more... Globe and Mail June 7, 2008 The likes of Fireworks, Next, Raising Blood, Sunday Bastard, Breaking Things and What Sort of Mother display Crane's intuitive ability to create sympathetic, moving characters and plainly place honest sentiments on the page, dappled with vivid detail. Read more... Quill & Quire May 2008 Evocative, mesmerizing, and at times darkly comic, these 12 tales are deceptively simple stories of the monstrous beauty and unshakable disappointments of everyday life. Read more...