Writer and software engineer in the US Midwest. I enjoy poetry, horror, some f/sf, some mystery, some literary fiction (but not the kind where the main character is a professor and nothing happens).
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Revelations (2013)
Explores the New Testament book of Revelation in a historical first-century context, reinterpreting the book as a scathing attack on …
Revelations (2013)
Explores the New Testament book of Revelation in a historical first-century context, reinterpreting the book as a scathing attack on …
Soft Places is a hybrid prose/graphic novella. The transitions between the two formats is integral to the telling, not a gimmick. The story itself blends cosmic and very personal horror.
To quote from the foreword by Sam Richard: “This book is full of queer representation that is messy and ugly and uncomfortable and painful. It’s a book full of queer characters who are cruel and conflicted and complex and interesting. Yes, queer joy, but also: queer rage, queer hostility, queer panic, queer madness, queer violence, queer horror.”
It’s an anthology, so of course I connected with some stories more than others, but all are well-written, imaginative, and (like all the best monster stories) ruthlessly human.
An observation, not a judgment: of the 13 stories here, only one is in third person POV. One is in second person, and one mixes first and second person. The other ten are first person narratives.
I don’t know how that compares with contemporary horror literature in general, and it’s probably just a random statistic without larger meaning.
Revelations (2013)
Explores the New Testament book of Revelation in a historical first-century context, reinterpreting the book as a scathing attack on …
From Amazon.com:
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave …
From Amazon.com:
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave …
