'Life Death and Other Distractions is a masterclass for the writing of short stories. They are wry and witty comical-tragical and tragical-comical funny and poignant and above all wonderfully short. They are little pleasure pills.' - Marion Halligan
'With deft shifts in mood place time and genre Rodgers establishes himself as a skilful storyteller. The gamut of human experience is here acutely observed and offered with poignant reflection whimsy a deliciously wry streak and at times suspense and shock. Rodgers cloaks wisdoms in allegory moments of profound understanding in humour and entertains with an eclectic cast of characters.' - Felicity Volk award-winning author of Desire Lines and Lightning
