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7 September 2009

[Article by Nicholas Seeley]

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ARTICLE: A Dragon in the Time Machine: The Gross Anatomy of Horror, by Nicholas Seeley

And I do believe there is a narrative that underlies these tales—a story or cycle, rooted in biology or psychology that explains horror stories the way Joseph Campbell's monomyth explains religion and mythology.

FICTION: The Yeast of Eire, by Alaya Dawn Johnson

I recalled the taste of quinoa plucked fresh from the Eiran fields, its hidden coils unfurled, boiled and dressed with just a bit of lemon and cut radishes. Tart and sharp and rich like the smell of sun on a field after a rain. And I recalled, too, the face of the gilt-haired man with whom I'd shared that dish, the smell of him, and all I'd left behind in the Eiran earth.

POETRY: Black Hole Hunter's Guide, by Duane Ackerson

You should think of this book as analogous/to a mushroom hunter’s guide

REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a week

Monday: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley, reviewed by Graham Sleight
Wednesday: The Gift of Joy by Ian Whates, reviewed by Anil Menon
Friday: One by Conrad Williams, reviewed by David McWilliam

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