Status Updates From Dear Sweet Filthy World

Final story - Interstate Love Song.

Another Tale Of Two Cities may be my favorite story of the collection.

“It is worth noting that the Great Religions of the world eschew ‘once upon a time’ in all their holy books, fearing fictional connotations, which is rather like a dog eschewing four paws and its bark for fear of being taken for a dog.”-Figurehead, Caitlin R. Kiernan

“Her voice has been fashioned from all the wet places of the world. Her voice is a prosopopoeia of water.”

“The mothers of leviathans and mermaids have no shortage of cautionary tales.”
“It’s all devils and fishhooks, driftnets and tartar sauce up there.”-Fairy Tale Of The Maritime

Getting better and better with each story!

“Be careful. You’re starting to taste like regret.”
“And how does regret taste? I imagine it’s bitter.”
“She shakes her head. ‘Then you’re mistaken. It’s not bitter. Regret tastes like dead roses and stale bread. Regret tastes like dust.’”

“Wishes is only a prettier word for regrets.”

“It’s humane to pity someone else, but weak to feel pity for oneself? I’ve never understood that sentiment. It smacks of hypocrisy to me.”

I love how in addition to experiencing some of the finest modern dark fantasy and horror writing out there, Kiernan, who’s also a brilliant scientist, always manages to teach and enlighten and enrich my knowledge of all the awesome wonders of the universe.

“We all carry the ocean within us. We all, each of us, carry the scars of evolution’s path.”-Paleozoic Annunciation

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