![]() Even better, each story is not designed merely to show off of an author's cleverness each makes a very distinct point, some of magnitude and some quite slight. The truly striking thing about this collection is that, without exception, each piece is truly original. Instead, one gets the impression of the author bent over her keyboard with mischievous glint in her eye as she types. There's also a lovely humor woven through many of these tales though it's nothing overt and nothing laugh-out-loud. There's no over-riding theme to "Ghosts Can Bleed" the stories bounce from genuinely disturbing horror to intriguing science fiction to a sort of fantasy/sorcery style and this author is quite adept at writing in all genres. ![]() One never knows what to expect from McBride. Each piece is a delightful little gem, complete and compact, some sparkling brilliantly while others simply reflect a warm glow. ![]() ![]() Though like all readers I found I enjoyed some stories better than others, there's not a dud between these covers. McBride's literary voice is as strong as it is variegated. ![]() Jack Ketchum's "Peaceable Kingdom" was one such collection and Tracie McBride's "Ghosts Can Bleed" is another. Every once in awhile a short fiction collection comes along which eschews vanity in favor of bowling the reader over with the talent of an author. ![]()
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