A PERSONAL ANTHOLOGY

I was pleased to contribute to the excellent ‘A Personal Anthology’ series run by Jonathan Gibbs. The concept is simple – a writer chooses twelve pieces of favourite short fiction and explains why others should read them.

My list:

1. ‘Black County’ – Joel Lane

2. ‘The Stains’ – Robert Aickman

3. ‘The White Cat’ – Joyce Carol Oates

4. ‘The Husband Stitch’ – Carmen Maria Machado

5. ‘Wide Acre’ – Nathan Ballingrud’

6. ‘An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk According to One Who Saw It’ – Jessie Greengrass

7. ‘The Horse of Iron and How We Can Know It (And Be Changed By It)’ – M John Harrison

8. ‘Four Abstracts’ – Nina Allan

9. ‘The Man Whom the Trees Loved’ – Algernon Blackwood

10. ‘The Cheater’s Guide to Love’ – Junot Diaz

11. ‘The Last Clean, Bright Summer’ – Livia Llewellyn

12. ‘The Unwish’ – Claire Dean

You can read it here.