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I think Flat Diane is the first story in a long span that made me uncomfortable, I suppose all weird fiction tried to elicit some variation of that, but I found one of my lines. Still an interesting read, but rough. Incidentally written by half the pseudonymous author James SA Corey of The Expanse fame.

The White Hands was the first piece of mega-weird fiction I’ve come across in a long while. Thoroughly enjoyed that one.

Halfway through the The Brotherhood of Mutilation, which is so far both a wild ride and also exactly what it says on the tin.

Stellar selections from Caitlin Kiernan, Kelly Link, and Tanith Lee. Will absolutely need to find more from those authors in the future.

Every few years I come across Stephen King, in doses large and small, and his style never really does it for me. The Man in the Black Suit certainly had its moments, but not a fave given the other strong entries in The Weird.

Marc Laidlaw did not disappoint, and I’m enjoying the slowly building oppression in Steven Utley’s “Country Doctor”, hard to put down.