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One of the most interesting discoveries we made while reading for the last month was that debuted nearly simultaneously in the UK and US but as totally different little terrors.

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BookClub,
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@AndyLynch @bookstodon one generation’s terror, another’s annoyance.
The US version was particularly mild.

DarkMatterZine,
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@BookClub @bookstodon OH. That explains why it seemed that sometimes Dennis was a real terror and, at others, he just seemed to be “cute kid” and much less of a menace than Calvin.

Chrishallbeck, to random
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Chrishallbeck, to random
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Chrishallbeck, to random
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fictionable, to bookstodon
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There's no holding back in José Falero's story Flash of Dignity, translated by Maria Jacqueline Evans.

Catch it at https://fictionable.world

#books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #comics #translation @bookstodon

rushraptor,
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@fictionable @bookstodon do you know where I could find the original version of this story? Internet wasn't helpful

fictionable,
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@rushraptor @bookstodon … good to hear from you. This story appeared as Dignidade-relâmpago along with some other excellent stories in Falero's collection Vila Sapo, published by Todavia:
https://todavialivros.com.br/livros/vila-sapo

fictionable, to bookstodon
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How does a novelist summon up a character suffering from mental illness? In the latest edition of our , Fiona Mozley says it took her a trek up the mountain and down again.

Catch it at https://fictionable.world or via and more.

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richardlea,
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@fictionable @bookstodon ... my favourite part is when we're talking about the many voices in Fiona's novel Hot Stew, I ask if she's ever been a gangland enforcer and she says 'Not yet ... '

smalllebowsky, (edited ) to random German
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smalllebowsky,
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@Jakob_Krakel jap, habe schon mit den ersten Abenteuern angefangen und die Resultate sehen schon sehr gut aus! Ich werde das erste Abenteuer/Rezept sehr bald posten

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Chrishallbeck, to random
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fictionable, to bookstodon
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Our next mystery #Summer contributor has opened a portal into the future on their #writing desk. Or rather, their #cat has …

But who could this magnificat #writer be?

#books #reading #ShortStories #fiction #translation #comics #catsofmastodon @bookstodon

fictionable,
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@bookstodon … and this mystery is Joyce Carol Oates …

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fictionable, to bookstodon
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What kind of desk is this? Our latest mystery contributor is writing without computer, paper or even a pen.

They're clearly fuelled by tea, cheery apples and that mysterious box. But who could it be?

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fictionable,
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@bookstodon … and this tea-fuelled mystery is Donal McLaughlin …

fictionable, to bookstodon
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It's all about the screens for our next mystery contributor: three of them.

Note the handy lid on that mug, and is that a list of pets or the recipe for a spell on that Post-It?

Who can it be?

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fictionable,
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@bookstodon … and here's Maria Jacqueline Evans …

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Our next mystery contributor is working in the shadows, guided by a row of Post-Its and a cryptic diagram on a whiteboard out of shot top left. What's that book perched on the desk? What's the manuscript hanging on the wall? And who could this hidden author be? Questions, questions …

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fictionable,
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@bookstodon … and this mysterious contributor for our issue is José Falero …

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It's about a week to go until our issue, so here's the first of our mystery contributors, hard at work at their writing desk.

Check out the lovely sketches on the left hand side, the artist's stylus poised to create.

But who could it be?

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fictionable,
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@bookstodon … so … did you guess? Mystery contributor number one is Sabba Khan …

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