Electricity and Other Dreams

by Micah Dean Hicks

The beguiling stories in Electricity & Other Dreams are in their own category, which might be described as Southern gothic meets tall tale meets dirty realism. In these magical yet down-to-earth stories we meet an old man made out of cans, an electrician who makes light simply by touching a bulb, a weatherman who arranges his own weather, a plumber who also gets rid of ghosts. Fortune cookie fortunes actually come true, alligators work in a factory, and Japanese warlords battle on a jet plane. And then there's the killer crawfish. Every story in this fantastic collection is gorgeously gritty and lots of fun. Micah Dean Hicks is a true original. ELIZABETH STUCKEY-FRENCH O. Henry Award-winner and author of The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady

Genres: Fiction

234 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2013

Reviews

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a strange, morbid, and beautiful collection. I met the author and got this book for a great deal at Midwest Press Festival in Milwaukee, WI. The stories are full of unusual and at time grotesque fables. I highly recommend to lovers of animals in literature, to fans of the macabre, and magical realism.

[Jennifer Pullen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strange and unforgettable, with images that my mind will be turning over for years to come. A wonderful short story collection!

[Kim Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was crazy. It was filled with magical stories both short and long, set in a post-apolyptic sort of world that looks a lot like our world. Hicks is a masterful storyteller.

[Roswitha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here's a link to my review of this book in Colorado Review:

http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/r...

[Philisiwe Twijnstra · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best collection that made me not want each stories to end!