Unmaking

Unmaking #1-6

by Morgan Bauman

A collection of 20 micro short stories and 1 novella spanning from the creation of the universe to its unmaking. Retold creation myths and ancient legends, urban fantasy with fantastic creatures, and post-apocalyptic fairy tale remixes are connected in a loose daisy chain that circumnavigates multiple time lines and settings. From the world's creation and past its destruction, they persist. Includes the Includes the Creation Weaving Retold The Box (Pandora's Box), Moon's Child (Artemis), Still Waters (Narcissus), The Undertaker (Charon), Unseen (Psyche and Cupid), From Dust (Pygmalion and Galatea), Stolen (Hades and Persephone) Urban Summer Pool (Mermaids), Unbidden (Unicorns), Ill-begotten (Succubi), Cove Song (Sirens), The Nausea of Displacement (Magical Objects), Mundane (The Sight), Awakening (Vanishing) Post-Apocalyptic Fairy Home Before Nightfall (Cinderella), Marred (The Ugly Duckling), Fractured Glass (The Snow Queen), Confined (Rapunzel), Mutation (Beauty and the Beast) Post-Apocalyptic Lesbian Adventure Chasing Shadows

218 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 2013

About the author

Morgan Bauman's novels and short stories typically celebrate interpersonal relationships--family dynamics, friendships, and romance alike. This doesn't mean that every story has a relationship at its core, however. Some stories, like those found in Pendular Motion, have characters who find themselves isolated.

Bauman's work has been called introspective, innovative, and genre-defying. Although most of their stories include a fantastic bent, Bauman ventures to portray the unreal in a realistic manner.

In the interest of depicting stories that are true to their lived experiences, Bauman's works typically include characters of all sexual orientations and gender identities as well as characters with varied mental and physical disabilities. Furthermore, in keeping with their commitment to realistic diversity, Bauman includes characters of many races and ethnicities in their works and makes a sincere effort to include anti-racist themes.