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The Secret of Ventriloquism
The Secret of Ventriloquism | Jon Padgett
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With themes reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, Thomas Ligotti, and Bruno Shulz, but with a strikingly unique vision, Jon Padgett's The Secret of Ventriloquism heralds the arrival of a significant new literary talent. Padgett's work explores the mystery of human suffering, the agony of personal existence, and the ghastly means by which someone might achieve salvation from both. A bullied child who seeks vengeance within a bed's hollow box spring; a lucid dreamer haunted by an impossible house; a dummy that reveals its own anatomy in 20 simple steps; a stuttering librarian who holds the key to a mill town's unspeakable secrets; a commuter whose worldview is shattered by two words printed on a cardboard sign; an aspiring ventriloquist who spends a little too much time looking at himself in a mirror. And the presence that speaks through them all.
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JoeMo
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This fits with the #secret prompt for the day. I read this title four years ago. I don‘t recall a ton from it other than it was dark, and somewhat unique, as at least parts of it read like a manual instructions the reader how to become a ventriloquist!

#scarathlon #scarathlondailyprompts #teammonstermash @StayCurious

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Kayluhwayluh
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These short stories are the perfect blend of freaky and weird! After I finished the collection, I had the pleasure of hearing Jon Padgett read “Origami Dreams” in person and getting his autograph. 😁

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