2008
First Published
3.97
Average Rating
56
Number of Pages
In these eight odd and perverse short stories, a woman's breasts gain independence; people who were formerly appliances go to a support group; teenage girls build boys from kits; and you don't want to get too close when the Rikrik recombine. A 13,000-word collection of some of Hoffman's quirkiest flash fiction and short stories. Contents: Savage Breasts Seeing Other People When You Can't Go Back Test Drive The Key to Everything The God of Rugs Party in my Pants Boy Seeds
Avg Rating
3.97
Number of Ratings
30
5 STARS
33%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
23%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Author · 49 books
Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s first solo novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones (1993), won the Bram Stoker Award for first novel; her second novel, The Silent Strength of Stones (1995) was a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. A Red Heart of Memories (1999, part of her “Matt Black” series), nominated for a World Fantasy Award, was followed by sequel Past the Size of Dreaming in 2001. Much of her work to date is short fiction, including “Matt Black” novella “Unmasking” (1992), nominated for a World Fantasy Award; and “Matt Black” novelette “Home for Christmas” (1995), nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon awards. In addition to writing, Hoffman has taught, worked part-time at a B. Dalton bookstore, and done production work on The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. An accomplished fiddle player, she has played regularly at various granges near her home in Eugene, Oregon.
