Catherine Miller

A wonderful selection of short stories, each in its own style and coherent narrative. Each story is a well-rounded universe, minutely created and marvellously revealing its secrets and particularities.
Each story and author have their own charming or persuasive particulars and the collection is quite enjoyable.
I was glad to have had the opportunity to read it in advance of its formal publication and I am grateful to LibraryThing for the gift.

A couple of my favourite quotes are copied below.
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There was no word for helping others through death, so she murmured the word they used when offering food to spirit-kin.

“Sacrifice” - Unceasing Love

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There is a very subtle change in the language of the creeks.
For many months, they are quiet, their babbling reduced to murmurs and dampened whisperings. Then, as the downy quilt of winter recedes, a trickle of conversation resumes.
What is less noticeable a change, although just as significant, is the bubbling energy that pours new life into the monologue.

“Vernal Passage“ - Unceasing Love… (altro)