Slide into the bittersweet, beautifully peculiar world of Patricia Q. Bidar's Pardon Me for Moonwalking, a collection of short stories that illuminate the offbeat, the tender, and the painfully human. Each story offers a glimpse into the extraordinary moments of ordinary lives, from fleeting encounters with strangers to lifelong personal battles.Bidar's characters grapple with isolation, longing, and the tangle of relationships in blue collar living rooms to city streets. With sharp prose, wry humor, and poignant insights, this collection explores themes of love, regret, and hope in a chaotic world, Pardon Me for Moonwalking is a literary kaleidoscope revealing the beauty of human resilience and the power of unexpected connection. Patricia Quintana Bidar is a Los Angeles native whose first publication came at age 58. Her short works have appeared in Waxwing, Wigleaf, Smokelong Quarterly, The Pinch, Atticus Review, and Moon City and have been widely anthologized including in Flash Fiction America (W.W. Norton), Best Small Fictions 2023 and 2024 (Alternating Current), and Best Microfiction 2023 (Pelekinesis Press). Patricia's novelette, Wild Plums (ELJ Press) is available from Amazon. She lives with her family and unusual dog outside of Oakland, California. Visit patriciaqbidar.com