Why am I a BAT? 馃 @yamiacat.bsky.social 路 Jul 11

Got a haul of (mostly horror) short story collections! 馃摎 Jordan Peele (ed.) - "Out There Screaming" Kirsty Logan - "Things We Say In The Dark" Eric LaRocca - "Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke" (thanks @jetboyjetgirl.bsky.social for the rec!) Jorge Luis Borges - "Labyrinths" #BookSky

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idopeleg.bsky.social 路 Jul 11

Labyrinths is perfect alongside horror. The logic of those stories can feel more unsettling than anything trying to scare you.

RW Scott 路 Jul 11

can't go wrong w/Borges 馃憤

Michael Gallagher 路 Jul 11

Borges came up with (if I remember rightly) four rules for the writing of magical fiction. I loved and respected them all, though one was just plain weird. Paolo Coehlo stole them, as well as his plots, and passed them off as his own. I don't understand why so few people see this?