Really great collection of short stories. They stole the plot for “The Sound of Metal” from “Testimony of Pilot” in here. Very southern gothic. Very good.
a good collection of sci-fi and other fiction short stories of his that I enjoyed reading last summer. snagged a nice vintage copy at half price books for cheap. the way the book is marketed makes it seem like it’s all creepy stories but there’s a lot of thought provoking stories and some really sweet ones too
I think his short stories shine brighter than his longer stuff. His essay “The lucky dog pet store“ is also very impactful. I revisit that one when I need to hype myself up/prepare to sacrifice. That’s really the one I recommend. But “the hanging stranger” is fun and spooky. It covers my greatest fear (loved ones being replaced) but adds another really sinister element. It’s unexpectedly biblical.
