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April 20, 2018

Sasquatches and Insects: A Review of Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories

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Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories (2018) Written By: Kelly Barnhill Genre: Magical Realism/Short Stories Pages: 304 (Hardcover) Publisher: Algonquin Books Why I Chose It: I wanted to try something new and I don’t read a lot of magical realism or short stories. And since Kelly Barnhill won the World Fantasy Award for the last story in this collection, I…

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April 20, 2018

There’s a Storm A-Comin’

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“April showers bring May flowers.” It’s an old saying, and one that got me thinking about the nature of storms in storytelling. Storms are perhaps one of, if not the most, versatile of narrative devices. First of all, there are plenty of storm flavors: thunderstorms, tornadoes, blizzards, hail, hurricanes, etc. And in speculative fiction, they can be brought on by…

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