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the monstrous goblins 'jikininki' or the faceless 'mujina' who stalk lonely neighbourhoods - and infused them with his own memories of his haunted childhood in nineteenth-century Ireland to create these terrifying tales of striking and eerie power
This is for when we need the wisdom of a friend or a reminder we can always nurture inner strength and hope
Ben Koenig has no idea at first why the highest echelons of the CIA would need his help
Not only is this embarrassing (why do the gods keep losing their magical items
Gliff - Ali Smith Mudpuppy 'I come from Des MoinesThe first of two novels, Gliff, which is a Scottish northern word for a shock, a fright, a transient moment, a glance or sudden glimpse, will be followed by a second novel in 2025, called Glyph (a signifying mark as in hieroglyph). Glyph, the second novel, will tell a story which is hidden in the first so the two books will belong together but can be read independently. The two books will form a new step in Alis writing journey, different in form and