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“Can you be happy with the movies, and the ads, and the clothes in the stores, and the doctors, and the eyes as you walk down the street all telling you there is something wrong with you? No. You cannot be happy. Because, you poor darling baby, you believe them.”
― Geek Love
― Geek Love
“The first real terror struck him then, and there was nothing supernatural about it. It was only a realization of how easy it was to trash your life. That was what was so scary. You just dragged the fan up to everything you had spent the years raking together and turned the motherfucker on.”
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“Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts”
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“Disquiet and desire. What you want and what you're scared to try for. Where you've been and where you want to go. Something in a rock-and-roll song about wanting the girl, the car, the place to stand and be. Oh please God can you dig it.”
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Harsh Realism
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Literature that depicts the harsher side of life, but in a realistic manner.
Transgressive Fiction
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wikipedia: "Transgressive fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on characters who feel confined by the norms and expectations of society and w ...more
Fringe Fiction Unlimited
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Publishing is rich with hidden gems and diamonds in the rough that belong to self-published, indie, and otherwise underappreciated authors. Our focu ...more
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