If you haven’t figured it out, I recommend you buy this book. It was worth it just for that, though you’ll like the others too. This story is why I bought the book in the first place. It’s one of my favorites.Īnother of my favorites is “Census.” I’m not sure how to describe a story that begins with “Bring out yer cows!” and do it justice. But I was won over by the end, laughing and reveling in the story’s sheer originality. Things got personal when I turned to the story, “When Susan Died the First Time.” I wasn’t sure I was going to like reading about my deaths. I appreciate writing that packs a lot into fewer words. What am I getting at? I’m saying that the writing is so real you’ll enjoy every word.Ĭhristopher Allen’s writing is what poetry wants to be: full of surprises, thoughtful turns of phrases, and quotable bits-yet approachable. And some of the events aren’t possible-look at the picture on the cover of the book and you’ll see what I mean. The conundrum is that he couldn’t have been each of the widely varying characters-different sexes, different nationalities, different eras. Have you ever read a story that felt so real, so autobiographical, you were sure the author had lived it? That’s how I felt about each story in Other Household Toxins, a collection of flash fiction by Christopher Allen.
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