Into the Laughing Gas World
Rin Kelly
In this dazzling debut collection of realistic, speculative, and New Fabulist stories, Pushcart-Prize-nominated author Rin Kelly introduces readers to wax boys, sentient sex dolls, angels doing market research, gods transformed into sheep, and a man whose painful breakup is reported minute by minute by the 24-hour media cycle. Filled with wry humor, satire, and heart, Kelly's fiction depicts moments of estrangement from a reality that no longer feels real, warns us of near-future technological dystopias, reminds us of our shared humanity in the context of our mortality, and gives us a fresh appreciation for life's imperfect beauty.
These stories will appeal to fans of Aimee Bender, Kelly Link, Karen Russell, George Saunders, and Steven Millhauser. The collection is also a perfect way to introduce creative writing students to an author who writes across many genres, using tools and techniques unique to each while keeping her voice resonant throughout. In dark times, it is a must-read for keen insight, trenchant social satire, compassion, and life-giving humor.
Duration - 9h 56m.
Author - Rin Kelly.
Narrator - Susie Lerner.
Published Date - Friday, 12 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Atmosphere Press ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
In this dazzling debut collection of realistic, speculative, and New Fabulist stories, Pushcart-Prize-nominated author Rin Kelly introduces readers to wax boys, sentient sex dolls, angels doing market research, gods transformed into sheep, and a man whose painful breakup is reported minute by minute by the 24-hour media cycle. Filled with wry humor, satire, and heart, Kelly's fiction depicts moments of estrangement from a reality that no longer feels real, warns us of near-future technological dystopias, reminds us of our shared humanity in the context of our mortality, and gives us a fresh appreciation for life's imperfect beauty. These stories will appeal to fans of Aimee Bender, Kelly Link, Karen Russell, George Saunders, and Steven Millhauser. The collection is also a perfect way to introduce creative writing students to an author who writes across many genres, using tools and techniques unique to each while keeping her voice resonant throughout. In dark times, it is a must-read for keen insight, trenchant social satire, compassion, and life-giving humor. Duration - 9h 56m. Author - Rin Kelly. Narrator - Susie Lerner. Published Date - Friday, 12 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Atmosphere Press ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:14:25
Authors Note
Duration:01:04:47
Wax Works
Duration:05:24:51
Khalo
Duration:08:44:29
The Best Known People Who Maybe Drew Breath Upon the Planet
Duration:08:54:46
Sorry Scenes in the Bang-Whimper District
Duration:07:16:51
Sheep Baah Baah Baah
Duration:12:39:04
Tricks in the Cereal Aisle
Duration:06:13:27
Part 2 - Speculative Visions
Duration:00:05:24
Upper Management or GodCo., LLC
Duration:10:49:04
Seven Million Minutes in Heaven
Duration:07:45:03
The Breaking News of Charlie Que
Duration:42:21:16
Sentient
Duration:07:04:34
Curated
Duration:57:21:11
A Letter from Lakeside
Duration:06:19:12
Part 3 - Meditations and Benedictions
Duration:00:05:19
The Bentweed Boys
Duration:06:15:11
Newborn - on school shootings
Duration:11:06:59
Graceland and Greenland and Disneyland
Duration:06:41:59
Scattered
Duration:07:13:19
White is for Complacent
Duration:18:07:04
Kintsugi - Broken Things
Duration:02:43:56
Afterword
Duration:15:02:33
Ending Credits
Duration:00:21:29