A collection of short fiction and poetry that first appeared in the "tiny but celebrated" zine.

I got a lot out of this book. The selections do an excellent job of pushing the envelope and exploring the interstices between genres. While there's a definite focus on the speculative, it's clear that these offerings owe more than a little to mainstream literary traditions. There's a definite challenge behind each piece. The authors refuse to be labeled or to work within the traditional confines of literature. They're breaking new ground in an exciting, thought-provoking and sometimes difficult way. The result is an excellent collection that demands that the reader delve deeper and consider what she's reading as art as well as entertainment.

Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in innovative short fiction. ( )

I was a little dubious about the cover blurb that declared this book "nothing short of a 'best practices' tutorial for the resuscitation of innovative literature." I'm not dubious anymore. The "other odd musings" of the book were interesting (I really did find the essay on scotch a nice diversion), and made the collection a better representation of the LCRW 'zine, itself. ( )

I loved some so much I wil reread tham again and again.

I was so bored by some I didn't even read them a first time.

I love variation and have a very short attention span. Ideal for weird and wacky fantastical daydreamers. ( )

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