Patch Zircher Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Splinter of the Mind's Eye I drew just about every character in the book in my old sketchbook. Yuzzem! https://t.co/3oFDgnsscd

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@TheMRPMissives A few: Nathan Ballingrud John Langan Shirley Jackson Margaret Atwood Joe Hill Stephen King Andre Dubus III Paul Tremblay Koji Suzuki She doesn't read many short stories and I read quite a few so that causes some division.

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Latest read, Blanchefleur (2013) by Theodora Goss from Snow White Learns Witchcraft; very charming novelette about Ivan, a dreamer regarded as an idiot, but who, with the help of The Lady of the Faeries and a white cat named Blanchefleur, proves himself. 337 of #400FantasyStories https://t.co/WhQuNwkBWP

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Latest read (audio), Lolly Willowes (1926) by Sylvia Townsend Warner; Laura Willowes, unmarried, is placed with relatives & made to be a matron for their children--abruptly changes her life & joins a small community of witches. Remarkably insightful. 286 of #400FantasyStories https://t.co/FvljlCzJW5

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Latest read, Lamia (1820) by John Keats; an epic poem. Cursed into serpent form, Lamia bargains with Hermes to regain her humanity. She loves Lycius of Corinth. Lycius & Lamia are happy 'til their ill-fated wedding feast Fantastic. Painting by Waterhouse 217 of #400FantasyStories https://t.co/ChWYTPO1Pq

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Interesting that you brought up Twain. I like Twain, particularly his anecdotal short stories. But I didn't really care for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and probably for the same reason I'm not ga-ga over Pratchett. Satire restrains the fantasy. https://t.co/LV0CdccWlm

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Latest read, The Other Side (1908, selection from The Weird) by Alfred Kubin; as the city of Pearl undergoes kaleidoscopic changes and decay, a man seeks out the overlord of the dream city. Phantasmagoric, symbolic, and Kafka-esqe. 199 of #100HorrorStoriesIn92Days https://t.co/BReosZ5LGB

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Next "4 Moments in Fiction That Changed My Life". Age 15 to 21. Jerusalem's Lot by Stephen King 1984 by George Orwell Blade Runner by Ridley Scott/Lawrence Paull So Much Water So Close to Home by Raymond Carver https://t.co/nYWDzq6FEx

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Latest read, The Sisters (1906) by James Joyce, from The Dubliners. Two old sisters & a grandson observe the corpse of Father Flynn, coffined in his room. I thought of my own reserved, world-weary, but emotionally-readable-if-you-were-observant grandmother. Flawless. https://t.co/kfcmUYQECU

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Latest read, Dracula's Guest (1897) by Bram Stoker; an Englishman is set upon by a vampire in wolf form on Walpurgis Night and finds an unexpected ally. Originally the first chapter of Dracula. A reminder of how wonderful Stoker's novel is. 133 of #100HorrorStoriesIn92Days https://t.co/UaDCWq69MK