COMPANY Stories

Karen Chilton's performance brings listeners close to the lives detailed in this story collection. Sanders's works are linked by the friction that emerges when family members and co-workers encounter each other in various shared spaces, sometimes begrudgingly. The stories revolve around a Black family, primarily in the Washington, DC, area, where a cross section of affluence, university politics, and familial alliances and competitiveness surfaces throughout several generations. As family members encounter each other in offices and kitchens and at social gatherings, they discuss their lives. Chilton's voice enhances the thread among these works. Her performance singularly captures the many characters. S.P.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]