![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But maybe not.’ For Logan, the expansive night allows a kind of freedom difficult to hold onto during the daylight, but it also serves to make the more creepy elements stand out. We can turn them over and weigh them in our hands and maybe that will protect us from them. But we can visit our fears at night, in the dark. The blurb comments: ‘Some things can’t be spoken about in the light of day. The stories in Things We Say in the Dark are described as ranging from ‘chilling contemporary fairytales to disturbing contemporary fiction.’ The premise behind the collection is to examine fears. Her narrative voice is taut, and her stories often feel wholly original. I can see elements of their work echoed in hers, but Logan has something entirely her own. Logan has been compared, variously, to Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, and Jeanette Winterson. I was so looking forward to picking up her newest collection of short stories, Things We Say in the Dark, and am pleased to say that it lived up to my very high expectations. I am a big fan of Kirsty Logan’s prose I love its mysterious quality, its beautifully dark and evocative imagery, and the wildness which exists within it. ![]()
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