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“I do not know what you have done, but put your mouth right here. Confess your crime  to this fruit jar as though it were God’s ear.” - Carole Lanham from The Whisper Jar

 

author Carole Lanham's collection features nine delightful dark stories. two of these are poems with rhyming couplets and the rest are all in prose. 

 

i read this mesmerizing book in one sitting. once i was done with the eponymous first tale, there was no turning back. all the stories just drew me in and i lost myself in a world that was real but not quite so. always, there is a hint of something fanciful, whimsical, fantastic, wonderful, sensual, dangerous and terrifying. appearances are deceiving. motives are hidden and unexpected. nothing is predictable. 

 

Ms. Lanham's writing flows beautifully and i consider this a trademark of a master wordsmith.  choosing a favorite was quite difficult. although certain themes recur in most of the stories, each one is unique. each beats with a life of its own. 

 

all of these observations made my escape into and from the author's world such an enjoyable experience. 

 

i wish you the same as well