“I love for a novel to shift me into another’s reality, and I greatly admire Caleb Cage’s ability to capture both the sensual and the emotional experiences of someone at war. As someone who has not experienced war, I was captivated by the author’s ability to transport me to Iraq, and to specific moments in a soldier’s experience.” —Laura McBride, author of We Are Called to Rise
"Desert Mementos succeeds with the development of raw characters and an unpretentious description of deployed life during the early years of the Iraq War while connecting these characters to Nevada in creative ways. This literary accomplishment provides a collection of short stories appealing to anyone drawn to literature of both war and Nevada." —Nevada Appeal
"Desert Mementos is gritty. Cage writes in the style of hard-boiled realism. His descriptions and dialogue are terse, yet he draws complex emotions from his characters. He doesn’t moralize or glorify the war. He shows its effects up close and personal." —trampset
"Desert Mementos succeeds with the development of raw characters and an unpretentious description of deployed life during the early years of the Iraq War while connecting these characters to Nevada in creative ways. This literary accomplishment provides a collection of short stories appealing to anyone drawn to literature of both war and Nevada."
~Nevada Appeal
"Desert Mementos is gritty. Cage writes in the style of hard-boiled realism. His descriptions and dialogue are terse, yet he draws complex emotions from his characters. He doesn’t moralize or glorify the war. He shows its effects up close and personal."
~Trampset
