‘Exhibit H: Torn Pages Discovered In The Vest Pocket Of An Unidentified Tourist’ by Jeff Vandermeer

Further evidence that Kessel and Kelly equate meta-fiction (and long titles) with slipstream. This is an enjoyable slice from Ambergris that feels pretty slight once divorced from the mosaic motherlode.

Quality: ***
Slipperiness: *

Part of Feeling Very Strange

‘Sea Oak’ by George Saunders

Rubbish satire in which the narrator’s aunt comes back to life for no reason.

Quality: *
Slipperiness: *

Part of Feeling Very Strange