Short stories

Christmas chaos. Dreams of being able to settle into a good book. However, unlikely till after the fray. If you're in the same boat, try these meanwhile:

Everything Ravaged Everything Burned by Wells Tower

Love and Other Possibilities by Lewis Davies

Last Night Stories by James Salter
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Published on December 16, 2011 03:39
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message 1: by Jo (last edited Dec 16, 2011 04:02AM) (new)

Jo Kh Don't leave yourself out! How about Sing Sorrow Sorrow while the (spooky) wind blows and the rain rains! (below from a review from bookmunch.

"One story concerns itself with an unnamed monstrous thing, a strange, treacherous child. It brings the game F.E.A.R to mind, the Japanese demon child obsession of Ju-on and Ringu. As the story progresses, however, it becomes unclear as to whether this being exists or not, whether it is a product of the protagonist’s own mind. Like the ghosts and the governess in The Turn of the Screw. It is my favourite story in the collection. I have read it over and over for weeks. ‘The Epilept’, by Cynan Jones. I looked up the word, epilept. I don’t think it is one – if Google is to be believed. Some examples from this story that I hope will illustrate my points about Sing Sorrow Sorrow:

The horrible noise of the cat. Battering itself at the window in another part of the house, trying to get out. Battering itself over and over into the wall. It killed itself, it was so frightened. They said they found that difficult to believe. (p 83)

When I went back she was sitting in his ribcage. She was small, had gotten tiny, and was coiled up into his body like a cat curled on a chair. She looked happy but upset at what had happened. Happy it was over. She was getting smaller which she looked sort of sad about. (p 84)"

Sing, Sorrow, Sorrow Dark and Chilling Tales by Gwen Davies


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