To the Moon, Darkly

by Pablo Baez, Dylan Bosworth (Editor), James Worth (Cover Art)

144 pages, Paperback

Published August 12, 2025

Reviews

[Keith Long · Rating 5 out of 5]

If we were the sort of friends who went out and got coffee just to catch up after not seeing each other for a long while, I would probably bring up this book I read recently called To The Moon, Darkly by Pablo Baez and say that is a collection of stories, some loosely connected, all of them a precise and unforeseen jab to a vital organ, with Teardrops being the throat-punch that really dropped me to my knees
and you’d say something like oh for real
and I would nod to mean yeah it hit really hard
to which you’d ask what’s it about
well it’s a sort of like Friday the movie, the one with Ice Cube, but directed by Quentin Tarantino, if that makes any kind of sense
that sounds dope actually
it is it’s like a horrible gritty flesh sleeve pulled tight over a beautiful poetic skeleton
whoa
no dialogue quote marks either because there isn’t characters talking there’s only the story like one big thrumming character where the scene the dialogue the descriptions everything is all part of that character and it feels so alive because those things aren’t there it’s just all words all describing and it’s genius really it pulls you right in
yeah
you should read it, I would tell you, because it’s what mainstream and popular literature doesn’t have or can’t offer, it’s fresh and new and different and risky but genuinely good and purposeful and powerful, I would say. At least, if we were that sort of friend, I would say that.

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not my usual type of book to be honest, but I found myself immersed in each story. The writing styles gave each story its own rhythm that matched the feeling of the narrative. I felt like I was losing my mind along with one character, anger or anxiety with another. Such an interesting collection but I definitely recommend if you’re looking for something unique. The back of the book has a quote mentioning McCarthy, but I disagree. Much much better than anything of his

[Emily Hurricane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would that I could give this collection a million stars out of five. This collection is drenched in blood and violence and tragedy. It’s also romantic and sexy and hopeful. It’s terrifying but human and at times made me shiver, at times made me cry. One time, made me scream and nearly throw the book across the room. It's wonderful. It's life-changing.

[Guy Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is something special about the way Pablo writes. It's lyrical, unexpected, dangerous. I'm excited for his publishing journey. "To the Moon, Darkly" has a raw and unconventional current that runs through the whole work. And having read some of his stochastic, daring poetry on Substack, I see flourishes of that in this book, and I'm glad to have added it to my collection.