Happy Trails to You: Stories

Happy Trails to You: Stories is a 2008 collection of short stories by American author Julie Hecht. It was first published on May 6, 2008, through Simon & Schuster and was reprinted in paperback by the publisher the following year. Like her prior two fictional works, the collection's stories follow Isabelle, a middle aged photographer.

First edition
Author	Julie Hecht
Language	English
Genre	Fiction, short story
Published	May 6, 2008
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, e-book
Pages	224 pages
ISBN	141656425X
Preceded by	The Unprofessionals

Synopsis

The collection comprises seven short stories, listed as follows:

1. "Over There"
2. "Being and Nothingness"
3. "A Little Present on This Dark November Day"
4. "Thank You for the Mittens"
5. "Get Money"
6. "Cramp Bark"
7. "Happy Trails to You"

Reception

Critical reception for Happy Trails to You: Stories has been positive. The Plain Dealer and Boston.com both gave favorable reviews of the work, and Boston.com wrote that "Like the photographs the narrator captures in this new collection, she too comes into greater focus, as Hecht reveals, with a careful, confident hand, a woman who is many things: fraught and frustrating, hilarious and hopeless, but ultimately, just an individual trying to survive in the world." Entertainment Weekly was somewhat mixed in their review, stating "Julie Hecht can be droll, but her narrator’s relentless neuroses ultimately grate."