An exceptional work of magical realism ... They are imaginative places where readers are always one sentence away from something unexpected. They're also grounded in sharp, concise truths that illuminate moments and generations.
With a unique voice and a gift for metaphor, Cotman presents seven stories that blend magic realism and social commentary into a rollicking fever dream of real and imagined Black experiences ... An astounding collection from a rare talent.
The stories are gleefully genre-busting in the style of Rion Amilcar Scott or Karen Joy Fowler, yet their invention is always grounded in the tangible struggles the characters face as they define their gender identities, their racial allegiances, and their right to be ordinary in a world that is realistically cruel
