Why read Where You Linger & Other Stories?

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Bones of extinct species wander a campground, stalking a group of friends in love with the same woman. The object of their affection seeks solace with a couple in a world with rain that kills. In a world where men are almost extinct, a daughter struggles to connect with her…

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1 author picked Where You Linger & Other Stories as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

J.S. Fields

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This was such a surprising collection of darkly hopeful stories.

As with any anthology, some land more than others, but the ones that did land did so much like a crater impacting Earth. Stufflebeam has the ability to draw not just on shared experience but deeply buried collective guilt.

It is impossible not to connect with the characters, even when they’re possessed houses or engineers tearing out the insides of still-living sex dolls. How do you drive empathy for these characters? How can the serial killing of androids be compelling? Stufflebeam slithers into our subconscious, drags up our long-buried guilt,…

From J.S.'s 3 favorite reads in 2023.