Yeah I think you’re a bit odd! It seems to me that most short story collections are ordered either chronologically or in an unspecified ‘aesthetic’ order. Unless the stories are related I can’t see how it would matter; it’s not like reading the chapters of a novel out of order. Personally I rarely read the whole of a short story collection in one go – I prefer to dip in and out, come back to the collection later. I find reading a series of short stories by the same author mainly makes me want to read one of their novels – so I do. Also – what about collections with stories by different writers – I might get the collection solely for the one story (as in my lovely collection of everything John Wyndham ever wrote).
I agree Catherine, there is something beautiful, and ultimately, tragic about it. I see two people together forever, never to be parted no matter what happens to them.
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Yeah I think you’re a bit odd! It seems to me that most short story collections are ordered either chronologically or in an unspecified ‘aesthetic’ order. Unless the stories are related I can’t see how it would matter; it’s not like reading the chapters of a novel out of order. Personally I rarely read the whole of a short story collection in one go – I prefer to dip in and out, come back to the collection later. I find reading a series of short stories by the same author mainly makes me want to read one of their novels – so I do. Also – what about collections with stories by different writers – I might get the collection solely for the one story (as in my lovely collection of everything John Wyndham ever wrote).
Ah crap – that’ll be a comment on the wrong post… nice picture for my lunchtime.
what a wickedly deranged work of art. Who is the artist?
Jim Murray is the genius behind this piece.
Her index finger in his eye is just perfect.
I know right, I fell in love with this the moment I saw it.
That is…gory. But strangely beautiful!
I agree Catherine, there is something beautiful, and ultimately, tragic about it. I see two people together forever, never to be parted no matter what happens to them.
Is that Freddy Kruger doing the tango? lol
Something like that Meeks 🙂 not sure what the inspiration is for it, but I love the image.
-grin- there speaks a true horror fan!
What can I say… I’m nuts lol 🙂
lol!