Book description
A woman battles bluebottles as she plots an ill-judged encounter with a stranger; a young husband commutes a treacherous route to his job in the city, fearful for the wife and small daughter he has left behind; a mother struggles to understand her nine-year-old son's obsession with dead birds and…
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1 author picked Dinosaurs on Other Planets as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
McLaughlin’s stories are quiet detonations—elegant, spare, and emotionally charged.
While some exceed strict flash length, many hover under 1,000 words, offering intimate glimpses into fractured families, disquieting silences, and the melancholy of unspoken things. Her language is knife-sharp and lyrical, and her restraint lets each story echo long after it ends.
From Gail's list on fast fiction that linger longer than novels.
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