Like a Simonton pancake, COLLECTIVE REGENERATION appears at frst weightless and otherworldly. But with each sharply observed encounter, the people and objects inhabiting Shurley's moonscapes are revealed to be rooted-and none too comfortably-to the same Twilight Zone reality as you and I. "I just finished your book. I think it's elegant, deft, and often brilliant. I do wonder a bit about its overall effect, though, as in, 'Who is this guy and what is he about?' Some poets impress you with insights while others, their taste, touch, or sensitivity. A few bowl you over with both their thinking and music. Moment by moment, you can certainly mesmerize, tease, and even astound but, again, 'Who are you and what must you convey to us?' Maybe my question is irrelevant to your project..."—Linh Dinh, author of SOME KIND OF CHEESE ORGY (Chax Press, 2009) "Dan examines...coexisting cultures with the compassion of a medical practitioner, implying the anesthetic without entering the operating arena. The buildings that surround the imposing and important structure are all that is needed to suggest the stories within. The spectator is given small apertures to navigate the layers of information, the characters and events, all components that comprise a story structure, intertwined but autonomous, with just enough context to make a prognosis..."—Howard Kleger Fiction. California Interest. Film Studies.