Christopher Grant's "Deja Vu" is a favorite for its funhouse mirror narrative style and disjointed prose. By the end of this one, you won't know if up is down and left is right.
"Amidst Encircling Gloom" by Val Sweeny is also one of the more surreal stories in this collection. A god is living on earth working construction when he gets the call to fight the demons of hell. Seems like it'll be a losing battle. Sweeny's imaginative writing makes this one a must-read.
Matthew Funk's "It's Not the End of the World" is a change from his usual gritty crime fiction. Instead, it's about the failure and brief redemption of a relationship. It's a touching, authentic piece.
"Princess Soda and the Bubblegum Queen" by RC Barnes is another emotionally packed story about the relationship between two sisters in a post-apocalyptic world. So many fine details in this one.
Plenty of more good stuff in Nightfalls, so check it out.
And I just got to meet Kathy last week. What a delightful woman. Soon I will turn up in India.
ReplyDeletePatti, this is a good example of how insufficient reviews are, because I somehow forgot to mention your story, "The Annas," which was perfect. Women cloning themselves and then trying to run the world with clones--god that's a good idea.
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