Willful Creatures [stories] by Aimee Bender
Willful Creatures is a short story collection by Aimee Bender. She has an extremely creative and twisted mind. Somewhat reminiscent of Kelly Link, but without the triple twist at the end. Bender has a illustrative voice and writes about such characters as the Pumpkinheads who have an Ironhead son who steams when he is distraught. Another story tells of a store off the road that sells fruit and words - literally lemon slices tangled to spell out l-e-m-o-n and blood displayed in tubing to spell out b-l-o-o-d. I loved many of these stories and find her writing style inspiring of my own. Great read, and a fabulous book to drag along to an oil change or emergency room.
Willful Creatures is a short story collection by Aimee Bender. She has an extremely creative and twisted mind. Somewhat reminiscent of Kelly Link, but without the triple twist at the end. Bender has a illustrative voice and writes about such characters as the Pumpkinheads who have an Ironhead son who steams when he is distraught. Another story tells of a store off the road that sells fruit and words - literally lemon slices tangled to spell out l-e-m-o-n and blood displayed in tubing to spell out b-l-o-o-d. I loved many of these stories and find her writing style inspiring of my own. Great read, and a fabulous book to drag along to an oil change or emergency room.