I’m halfway through the collection of stories that makes up Down to a Sunless Sea by Matthias B. Freese.  So far trouble lives and troubled minds seem to make up the bulk of these stories.  So far all the characters have been distinct in their craziness and their family situations.  Some are more accessible than [...]

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I always like to have a book with me at all times – call it a nerdy grown-up security blanket – and rarely do I leave the house without slipping one into my bag (even if I KNOW I’m not going to have a chance to read it). Do you take a book with you? [...]

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