I am notoriously bad at keeping up with New Things. I have a bit of a wandering magpie’s approach to fiction; I get to things when I…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “The Dead, In Their Uncontrollable Power” by Karen Osborne”
Category: Short Story Review
Short Story Review: “I live with him, i see his face, i go no more away” by Helen Oyeyemi
Some girls wearing school uniform (lucky girls) helped me fold up the frills at the bottom of the skirt so that it didn’t scrape the floor. It…… Read more “Short Story Review: “I live with him, i see his face, i go no more away” by Helen Oyeyemi”
Short Story Review: Of Warps and Wefts by Innocent Chizaram Ilo
In his other life, my husband is another woman’s wife. This does not perturb me. What sprinkles fear-flakes on my bones is the dark splotches my husband’s…… Read more “Short Story Review: Of Warps and Wefts by Innocent Chizaram Ilo”
Short Story Review: Lost Girl by Catherine Lundoff
Now I am just here… waiting. Watching you steam off the dreadful living room wallpaper through my transparent body. Feeling you shiver when I run my fingers…… Read more “Short Story Review: Lost Girl by Catherine Lundoff”
The Gremlin’s Library: “Report on the Wren Queen’s Dementia” by Rhonda Eikamp
“There were dispensations, of course, if the dream seemed impossible. The body might rebel, or the mind. A dream might be unimaginable. The only time I sought…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “Report on the Wren Queen’s Dementia” by Rhonda Eikamp”
