A CUP OF NORMAL
Short Stories by Devon Monk
This collection of twenty-two short stories are measured out with a cup of normal and a pound of the fantastic. From dark fairytales to alien skies, Monk’s stories blend haunting yesterdays, forgotten todays and twisted tomorrows wherein:
…A normal little girl in a city made of gears, takes on the world to save a toy….A normal ancient monster living in Seattle, must decide if love is worth trusting a hero…A normal patchwork woman and her two-headed boyfriend stitch their life and farm together with needle, thread, and time…a normal vampire in a knitting shop must face sun-drenched secrets…a normal snow creature’s wish changes a mad man’s life…a normal man breaks reality with a hamster…and yes, a normal little robot, defines how extraordinary friendship can be.
Poignant, bittersweet, frightening, and funny, these stories pour out worlds that are both lovely and odd, darkly strange and tantalizingly familiar, where no matter how fantastic the setting or situation, love, freedom, and hope find a way to take root and thrive.
A CUP OF NORMAL is a finalist for:
My
thopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature…
is given to the fantasy novel, multi-volume novel, or single-author story collection for adults published during the previous year that best exemplifies “the spirit of the Inklings”. Books not selected as finalists in the year after publication are eligible for a second year. Books from a series are eligible if they stand on their own; otherwise, the series becomes eligible the year its final volume appears.
Winner will be announced at Mythcon 42, July 2011
The Endeavour Award…
for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.
The award represents a collaboration between writers and fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Capt. James Cook.
Winner will be announced at Orycon 33, November 2011
