ShortStories

It's a Good Life: Short Story | Jerome Bixby

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This was an unsettling cosmic horror short story about a little boy with god-like powers, and like a god, he can be merciful or ruthless depending on how his neighbors or family treat him.

TieDyeDude I think I remember seeing that episode of the Twilight Zone 13h

Doppoetry @TieDyeDude yeah, this is what that's based on. Pretty neat conceptually. 11h

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VRM1975

The Hotel: From the Booker Prize-Shortlisted Author | Daisy Johnson

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Floresj

Beautiful Days: Stories | Zach Williams

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This was on Obama‘s picks of the year, and while these short stories are well written, they are odd, off kilter enough that I couldn‘t truly get into them. If you like the eerie, this might be a good choice for you.

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JuliaTheBookNerd

Dark Tales | Shirley Jackson

#Possibility ❤️🖤 #25Alive 🪩🫧 *ੈ✩˚🥂*ੈ✩˚ 🫧 🪩

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4d

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pdxannie

Antarctica | Claire Keegan

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I thoroughly enjoyed this short story collection. I wouldn‘t want to read it in warmer weather though. I read her book Small Things Like These on the beach and it did not fit the mood at all but the story has stayed with me and I appreciate it more now than when I read it. Moody winter was the perfect location for this collection. I‘d read each story again.

Cathythoughts I loved this book too ❤️ 3d

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monalyisha

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances | Neil Gaiman

I cannot tell you how much I loved American Gods & The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I very nearly had my love tattooed on my body (in the form of forget-me-nots done in a chain around my left wrist, like the goddess Easter).

This developing story continues to be so sad, upsetting, & disappointing. While Pavlovich is not the “perfect victim,” I think it‘s undeniable that he has continually & harmfully misused his power.

https://archive.ph/2n1F6

mcipher Agreed, it was horrible to read 4d

DebinHawaii I am so disappointed. 🤬 4d

Soscha Men though. This has been a matter of course for years. The #metoo has opened a lot of eyes & sadly scorn from the 🏹 4d

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Chrissyreadit I just learned about this today- and then just finished reading this article you shared. I‘m horrified to learn about this and still processing the grossness of it and my own divorce from being a fan. 4d

BethM There‘s been a lot of complicity in covering this up. The internet is rife with stories about women being warned away in the 90s at cons etc. 4d

monalyisha @Chrissyreadit If you‘re inclined towards nonfic at all, the tagged was an interesting and earnest discussion. I‘m still processing, too! And I‘ve had months at this point. I think you never truly finish when it‘s someone whose work you‘ve really loved.

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

DaveGreen7777 I‘m right there with you. ☹️ Good Omens is one of my favorite novels of all time, and quotes by Gaiman from multiple works have stayed with me for years. I used to cherish his work, but now I never want to hear another word from his deceitful and disgusting mouth! 🤮 I feel so bad for his victims who lived with this pain for years. 4d

AlaMich His narration of Neverwhere is (was?) my all-time favorite audiobook. But now I think that hearing his voice will just be creepy AF. 😞 (edited) 4d

Chrissyreadit i‘ve tagged your recommendation. Thank you. This is all very disheartening on so many levels. 4d

Chrissyreadit @BethM I had no idea of any of this- and am sad it has been known about and hidden away for so long. 4d

Tamra 😒 4d

Tamra 😒 not a huge fan, but I loved the screen adaptation of Good Omens. 4d

ChaoticMissAdventures I worry there will be no real consequences. That he will hide away for a bit, and then put out a book in a couple of years and people will just accept that he is a “bad person“ but they love his talent so much they cannot miss reading his next thing. The article by Vulture was distressing even as someone in the book world who knew he was to be avoided. (edited) 4d

Clare-Dragonfly Thanks for sharing that link. This is so depressing. Why do so many authors of books that mean so much to me turn out to be awful people? I also had plans for a Neil Gaiman tattoo—glad I hadn‘t done it yet. 4d

BethM @ChaoticMissAdventures I think you‘re probably spot on. 4d

BookBr I couldn‘t bring myself to read this article and get all the surely horrific details. I‘m with @Clare-Dragonfly — why are people? It‘s so absolutely wretched, really. 3d

JacqMac I‘ve been trying to process it for months. This article made it even more fresh and horrible. I don‘t know that I can even express what I feel. But I am getting so tired of being disappointed by people. 3d

BiblioLitten It is deeply distressing. I cringe to think that his books were always an auto-recommend for me. 3d

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Larkken

History of Sound: Stories | Ben Shattuck

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A lovely, slightly bittersweet, book of interconnected stories that revels in the beauty in everyday life. A front runner among the #tob25 books for me.

BarbaraBB Totally agree! 5d

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DoonTheGoon

Mystery Lights | Lena Valencia

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A divine collection of short stories. ✨️ I absolutely adored the perspectives from a host of diverse voices and experiences. With a touch of haunting and the surreal, this was the perfect book to use as a detox from some longer novels I've been wrapped up in. And... can we talk about this cover!? Gorgeous!

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JustAnotherFinalGirl

This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances | Eric LaRocca

“Scream if you need anything. I‘ll be back to haunt you.”

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SpeculativeFemale

Buried Deep and Other Stories | Naomi Novik

Okay, after attending my favorite local indie bookstore's big 10 year anniversary sale this morning, and then meeting someone from Facebook Marketplace for a couple of other books, this is the state of my TBR shelves.

I am now officially on a book buying break, I think I'm going to say until I've finished at least around half of these books.

That's reasonable, right?! 😆

Ruthiella Totally reasonable! 👍 P.S. Nona the Ninth is awesome! 6d

wanderinglynn Great haul! 6d

Jari-chan Awesome shelf! And yey, Nona! 💖 6d

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