We are thrilled that the July issue of Locus Magazine includes an in depth and insightful review of Carla E. Dash’s MONSTERS AND OTHER TALES OF HUMANITY. Be sure to check out this impactful debut collection.
A small collection that has impact … about the shifting faces of humanity and death. … Poignant cautionary tales that will appeal to the literary-minded reader who is curious about unusual offerings in storytelling, and open to an audacious writer who is not afraid to take you where you would rather not go.
Eugen Bacon, Locus Magazine
Monsters and Other Tales of Humanity
Revealing both how terrifying and how heroic individuals can be when untethered from relationships, Monsters and Other Tales of Humanity portrays the ways people cope with loneliness. A woman is haunted by Death, who progressively resembles her drowned fiancé. A child seeks beauty in a handsome stranger’s greenhouse and holds out hope for a savior. A woman’s husband is murdered by police, and her monstrous children enact a bloody revenge. A negligent mail carrier believes stars are disappearing from the sky, heralding the annihilation of the universe. A video game character’s dissonance with the actions he must perform precipitates a choice that could destroy his world. Speculative and lyrical, these stories explore the human need for connection and how the lack of ties warps lives.
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