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The Alternative Typewriter dissects “The Chrysanthemum Bride”

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“The Bride” by Mac Tuyet

Haralambi Markov looks at my story “The Chrysanthemum Bride”, which first appeared at Fantasy Magazine in 2009.

A snippet:

“The Chrysanthemum Bride” gives Slatter the necessary setting and platform to examine the unsavory
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A wowie-kazowie review over at Crikey (no less)

A truly fabulous review of The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales* by guest reviewer Lyndon Riggall on Angela Meyer’s LiteraryMinded blog (she who is Queen of the Bloggeist). Thus, I do snoopy dance.

Snippet:

For those of you who will read The
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Hugos

The very kind and talented Aliette de Bodard has put The Chrysanthemum Bride on her list of recommendations for the Hugos. I am humbled and grateful. The rest of her erudite choices are here http://aliettedb.livejournal.com/294659.html

In which Fantasy Magazine asks me some questions and promises me a jam donut if I answer …

Actually, Molly Tanzer didn’t promise any foodstuffs, she just asked nicely.

What was your inspiration for “The Chrysanthemum Bride?

I read about two men in a remote part of China who had been murdering prostitutes and selling them as brides for afterlife marriage to families who’d lost unmarried sons. The idea was so weird and so grotesque and so strangely juxtaposed in
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I Did Not Lie – The Chrysanthemum Bride is here

 

Lucky for me Peter M Ball pays attention – The Chrysanthemum Bride is now up at Fantasy Magazine.

He who tries to express spirit through ornamental beauty will make dead things.

–from an 11th century Chinese treatise on art.

“See how the skin glows?”

“It’s like a pearl, master.” It is
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Story at Fantasy Magazine – tomorrow – or not. Delayed gratification, anyone?

On Monday 30th November … well, an American Monday … which means it will be most of the way through the Australian Monday … how about I just let ya know then?

My point? My story The Chrysanthemum Bride is up at Fantasy Magazine then … http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/

AMENDMENTERY: Have
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