Welcome to the Reptile House by Stephen Graham Jones

I like it when I can’t predict a story. Actually, that’s not true. If I’m reading a piece of suburban Continue reading →

Frost Mountain Picnic Massacre by Seth Fried

This summary is going to sound ridiculous. An utterly implausible premise for a story. You’ll have to take it on Continue reading →

Bears Discover Catholicism by Edith Galloway

First, let me make this clear. There is no legitimate connection between this story and Terry Bisson’s Bears Discover Fire. Continue reading →

Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson

The characters really sell this story. The protagonist in particular is quite charming: he’s ‘the old-fashioned one in the family Continue reading →

The Gift of the Prodigal by Peter Taylor

This appears to be a story studied in class, given that a couple of Q&A websites have posted questions like: Continue reading →

Happier Days by Jan Lars Jensen

I have no idea how this story works. All I know is the first time I read this, I spent Continue reading →

Red Meat by Elaine Viets

Jake is a prosperous sixty year old man with a loving wife, but his fondness for good living has gone Continue reading →

Eternally Yours by Joy Williams

‘The Wedding Cake in the Middle of the Road’ is anthology where every story has the central image of a Continue reading →