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The Rabbit Hole: Weird Stories
The Rabbit Hole: Weird Stories Volume Four
Twenty-five authors take you on trips into madness. Twenty-nine delightfully weird stories which will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you wonder about reality. All you need do is follow that helpful little cottontail for another voyage down the Rabbit Hole.
294 pages, ebook
First published October 25, 2021
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Curtis Bausse
24 books20 followersI grew up in Wales, was educated in England and have spent most of my life in France. I've been writing since the age of 10, when my first poem was sent to a competition by my English teacher. After moving to France, I ran a café-theatre till it got demolished, whereupon I scratched my head, wondering what to do next. Eventually I became a university lecturer, specialising in Second Language Acquisition, even though (apart, obviously, from French) I've spectacularly failed to learn any languages (I'm currently trying Dutch and can already say 'The turtle eats the sandwich', which is very encouraging). I spent two years in Mayotte, a tiny, unknown island in the Indian Ocean, which France bought for 1000 piastres in 1842. Magali Rousseau (my heroine) got into a lot of trouble there, but now, like me, she's back in Provence, where she jogs, paints, and catches murderers. You can find out more about us at curtisbaussebooks.com.
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April 1, 2022
This collection of attributes to madness delivers unexpected stories. The majority of the nearly thirty globally represented authors featured in this volume were new for me. I found myself mesmerized with the wit and charm of these tales. It is a fictional collection and yet several times I wondered at how close some might be to reality.
Each of the stories entertained me while several called me back to reread or go explore the writer’s other works. Most of the stories began with a kick and pulled me effortlessly to the conclusion, sometimes begging for more. Several had distinctive lines that made me laugh or smile.
In A New Start, by Nicola Foster, the main character Royston the writer has food delivery with substitutes. The insanity of the choices made me chuckle more than once “Oh…Mr Murcon? Food delivery, two substitutes, no cream cheese and chive so it’s quark and no French sticks so you’ve got hot cross buns.”
In Rachel, Above The Clouds, While Flying, by Joseph Carrabis, I was captivated with the exchanges between Benny and Rachel—endearing resolution. The bantering is relatable, “‘Something light’, ha ha. Funny, Raech. You’re so close to the sun you could take a bath in its radiation and you want to hear something light?”
The story In Too Deep, by Dominick Cancilla, was the discussion between Robert and Bob and the story. It reminded me that feedback from a friend can be crazy when they debate the various story threads and breadcrumbs. “It does if Alexandro is crazy and his short story is actually a true story about a real skeleton that he brought to life.”
I recommend this story to those who want to explore a variety of writing talent, delivered in bite-sized pieces. Each story stands on its own merit. Though I honestly did not particularly like a couple of them I enjoyed the quality of the storytelling from start to finish. Some I read more than once. Jumping into the fourth volume had me tagging the other volumes to be read list. The variety is delicious.
Each of the stories entertained me while several called me back to reread or go explore the writer’s other works. Most of the stories began with a kick and pulled me effortlessly to the conclusion, sometimes begging for more. Several had distinctive lines that made me laugh or smile.
In A New Start, by Nicola Foster, the main character Royston the writer has food delivery with substitutes. The insanity of the choices made me chuckle more than once “Oh…Mr Murcon? Food delivery, two substitutes, no cream cheese and chive so it’s quark and no French sticks so you’ve got hot cross buns.”
In Rachel, Above The Clouds, While Flying, by Joseph Carrabis, I was captivated with the exchanges between Benny and Rachel—endearing resolution. The bantering is relatable, “‘Something light’, ha ha. Funny, Raech. You’re so close to the sun you could take a bath in its radiation and you want to hear something light?”
The story In Too Deep, by Dominick Cancilla, was the discussion between Robert and Bob and the story. It reminded me that feedback from a friend can be crazy when they debate the various story threads and breadcrumbs. “It does if Alexandro is crazy and his short story is actually a true story about a real skeleton that he brought to life.”
I recommend this story to those who want to explore a variety of writing talent, delivered in bite-sized pieces. Each story stands on its own merit. Though I honestly did not particularly like a couple of them I enjoyed the quality of the storytelling from start to finish. Some I read more than once. Jumping into the fourth volume had me tagging the other volumes to be read list. The variety is delicious.
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