Martha's Daughter is David's first short story collection and the first time that David's stories have ever been assembled in one volume. The collection ranges from the magically real life of a city's crumbling superhero to a rundown motel whose long-term guests are lucky to call home, to the titular novella, "Martha's Daughter," which details the first hours after Cynthia finds out her mother has died. What we learn is that Cynthia is a woman who...