We are up to stories 11 and 12 out of 16! On to August’s reading assignments. Note that the first one is longer than the 25-page average length, coming in at 50 pages. It’s short, just not as short as you may be expecting. Still, you have probably fit it in between Olympic gold medal events coverage. Enjoy, and chat soon in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prismatica (Hommage a James Thurber), by Samuel R. Delany<\/strong>. Samuel Delany is an award-winning contemporary American writer. Between 1962 and the present, he has written at least 2 dozen novels and an even greater number of short stories, novellas, anthologies, and essays. Prismatica was first published in 1977 in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I have thoughts on it, since I accidentally read ahead last month, but will wait a few weeks to share them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This story has been subtitled by Gaiman as an homage to James Thurber, who wrote (among other things) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty which you might recall as a movie starring Ben Stiller, or perhaps as a movie starring the delightful Danny Kaye. He also wrote a book called The 13 Clocks which Gaiman names as one of his all-time favourites, and is perhaps a book I need to track down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Manticore, the Mermaid, and Me, by Megan Kurashige<\/strong>. I had trouble finding information about Megan Kurashige, and it’s because she is firstly a professional dancer, working with her sister in San Francisco. Together they co-founded the dance company Sharp & Fine, where they use dancing to tell stories. I really hope this is a story about dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are up to stories 11 and 12 out of 16! On to August’s reading assignments. Note that the first one is longer than the 25-page average length, coming in at 50 pages. It’s short, just not as short as … Continue reading