What would you do if you came across a frozen leg in the Mississippi River? Or found a femur by your shed after your neighbor’s husband disappeared? What would you do if your best friend was missing and the only evidence available to find him was the leg he left behind?
This anthology tackles these questions—and more—in a collection of flash stories, responding to the age-old statement: it could be anyone’s leg.
Read…if you dare!
Hey everyone, I hope you’ve been enjoying great books recently! When I saw this flash-fiction anthology on the review TBR, I had to pick it up just because of the title. I’m unfamiliar with the Dead Birds writing group but judging them by this book, I’d have to guess that they’re a fun group of writers to hang out with. Each story is centred around the theme that ‘it could be anyone’s leg’, which I find funny in itself. Here are my brief thoughts on each story…
I FOUND A LEG BONE IN MY YARD (by A. M. Symes): Someone finds a leg bone in their fire pile out in the garden, and they soon realise who it might belong to. A funny tale about minding your own damn business.
NOT JUST ANY LEG (by Jesse Lawrence): Have you ever looked at a person and thought, ‘hmm, I wonder which bit of them is the tastiest?’. Well… er… wonder no more!
THE WIDOW MAKER (by Jen Shutt): This is one of my favourites because it’s told from the perspective of – of all things – spiders.
THE LEG INCIDENT (by Judy Niemi Johnson): Ever wondered what you might think or do if you’re enjoying a casual enough day and then there’s a rogue leg?
IN THE WEEDS (by Kate Tremaine): One of my favourites because the author thought out of the box and went a bit… bionic!
SAVING BIRDS (by Jayne Carlson): This author threw something different into the mix as this as a short play, rather than a short story. Get out the popcorn!
MAYBE THE THIRD TIME WILL BE THE CHARM (by Patricia Fox): Loved this one. A very creative take on the theme because it’s not about a human leg at all. Viva la chicken!
REMEMBER ME (by Jen Kain): An out of left-field contribution to the anthology that I enjoyed even though it was a bit of a head scratcher for me!
THE FRACTIONATED TOWNSFOLK OF SCHADENFREUDE (by Andrew Marks): Reminded me of some of my favourite bizarro tales and is a perfectly weird end to the anthology.
This anthology, proudly presented by Crystal Lake Publishing, is a funny horror take on a truly amusing/horrific theme, and overall a good read.
If you’d like to get your own copy, or check out the publisher, the links you need are below:
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