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vvv highly recommend ! she has three collections of short stories, one of which just released, as well as a novel, which is one of my favorite things iâve ever read!
v haunting and infused w esoteric themes
v haunting and infused w esoteric themes
Sep 29, 2024
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I looooved Our Share of Night and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed! I have to check this out :-)
Sep 29, 2024
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short story collection of contemporary gothic from Buenos Aires. perhaps more of a horror vibe than an outright jumpscare but these are some great stories and they read quick
Feb 26, 2024
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đoh! hello weird lit pal! i also belong to that club!
a few favorites of mine: âit lasts forever then itâs overâ by anne de marcken âsiftâ by alissa hattman âwoodwormâ by layla martinez âannihilationâ by jeff vandermeer âthe membranesâ by chi ta-wei âthe complete stories of leonora carringtonâ by leonora carrington⌠sheâs the og weirdo and i adore her this isnât a novella but i love it so much⌠âthe wallâ by marlen haushofer!
i havenât read this one but i heard âiceâ by anna kavan is good!
i hope you find something you enjoy â¨
a few favorites of mine: âit lasts forever then itâs overâ by anne de marcken âsiftâ by alissa hattman âwoodwormâ by layla martinez âannihilationâ by jeff vandermeer âthe membranesâ by chi ta-wei âthe complete stories of leonora carringtonâ by leonora carrington⌠sheâs the og weirdo and i adore her this isnât a novella but i love it so much⌠âthe wallâ by marlen haushofer!
i havenât read this one but i heard âiceâ by anna kavan is good!
i hope you find something you enjoy â¨
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Iâve loved a good weird, creepy, and/or magical story ever since I first read The Bloody Chamber. Hereâs a few I recommend:
Stranger things happen - Kelly link white cat, black dog - Kelly Link her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter the Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana EnrĂquez When Things get dark - Edited by Ellen Datlow The Frangipani Hotel - Violet Kupersmith
Stranger things happen - Kelly link white cat, black dog - Kelly Link her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter the Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana EnrĂquez When Things get dark - Edited by Ellen Datlow The Frangipani Hotel - Violet Kupersmith
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chicago hang success !! it was so lovely to meet everyone today <3 more plans incoming soon đĽmossyelfiejoe_m_millerbashfulchicken
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đmy sister just had a baby and i am considering the type of aunt?/guncle ? (the designation becomes tricky w gender lol) i may be. but ultimately the archetype of âcool auntââmysterious, distant-yet-warm, uninvolved in family dramas, arrives at family gatherings wearing strange, somehow stylish clothes, bearing copious gifts and floating on an air of urban lifeâresonates most soundly with me
this has also led me to reflect on how my momâs sister played such a key role in my  youth by revealing to me a foundational truth that this is not all that there is! âtwas a very hopeful message to me, a miserable child/teen unsuited to christian suburban life, forced to procure my wardrobe primarily from the womenâs section at the department store because that is what my mother deemed reasonable (and kohlâs cash)Â
some of the notable moments my aunt bestowed upon my adolescence include:
⢠taking me to see moonrise kingdom at the indie art deco theater in a nearby mountain town ⢠driving me to philly for shows at tla even though she had no idea who the artists were and would stand in the back; also paying for all my meals and whims on our south street jaunts ⢠curating a collection of signed books from author visits at her local library, which sheâd always drop off nonchalantly as gifts (charles santore picture books, lemony snicket !) ⢠signing me up for 5ks and carting me along to her races ⢠explaining to me what a âlesbianâ is and taking me to meet said lesbians in a dimly lit new york restaurant where i tried alligator sausage and felt so urbane ⢠general trips to ny for broadway shows and museums  ⢠introducing me to rummikub ⢠letting me roam free at community music festivals from late afternoon til dusk, where iâd encounter children from different counties, get in harmless trouble and infuse my life with the intrigue of those unknown to me but in those brief momentsÂ
this has also led me to reflect on how my momâs sister played such a key role in my  youth by revealing to me a foundational truth that this is not all that there is! âtwas a very hopeful message to me, a miserable child/teen unsuited to christian suburban life, forced to procure my wardrobe primarily from the womenâs section at the department store because that is what my mother deemed reasonable (and kohlâs cash)Â
some of the notable moments my aunt bestowed upon my adolescence include:
⢠taking me to see moonrise kingdom at the indie art deco theater in a nearby mountain town ⢠driving me to philly for shows at tla even though she had no idea who the artists were and would stand in the back; also paying for all my meals and whims on our south street jaunts ⢠curating a collection of signed books from author visits at her local library, which sheâd always drop off nonchalantly as gifts (charles santore picture books, lemony snicket !) ⢠signing me up for 5ks and carting me along to her races ⢠explaining to me what a âlesbianâ is and taking me to meet said lesbians in a dimly lit new york restaurant where i tried alligator sausage and felt so urbane ⢠general trips to ny for broadway shows and museums  ⢠introducing me to rummikub ⢠letting me roam free at community music festivals from late afternoon til dusk, where iâd encounter children from different counties, get in harmless trouble and infuse my life with the intrigue of those unknown to me but in those brief momentsÂ
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â˛these landed all at once and iâm feeling tapped into a wellspring of compassion and gratitude