Weird Black Girls: Stories
Written by Elwin Cotman
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Jade Wheeler, James Fouhey and
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A rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of a tree that punishes children. A pair of old friends navigate their fraught history as strange happenings escalate in a Mexican restaurant. A pair of narcissistic friends wreak havoc on an activist community. An aloof young man finds himself living through his lover’s memories. And a day of LARPing takes a cosmic turn.
In each of the seven stories in this collection, characters pursue their obsessions on paths to glory and destruction while around them their worlds twist and warp, oscillating between reality and impossibility. On display throughout is Cotman’s ability to reveal truths about the human experience—about friendship, love, betrayal, bitterness—through whimsy, horror, and fantasy. Elegiac in tone, imaginative and humorous in their execution, the character-driven stories in Weird Black Girls challenge, incite, and entertain.
Editor's Note
Thought-provoking probes…
Speculative fantasy and horror reveal the intricacies of Black American experiences in this collection of imaginative stories by Cotman. From narcissistic activists to LARPing gone wrong to memory-based time travel, the plots vary wildly, but they remain consistent for their thought-provoking probes into race, gender identity, and what it means to be othered.
Elwin Cotman
Elwin Cotman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the post-industrial landscape greatly influenced his love for myth and adventure. He is the author of three prior collections of speculative short stories: The Jack Daniels Sessions EP, Hard Times Blues, and Dance on Saturday, which was a finalist of the Philip K. Dick Award. Cotman holds a BA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA from Mills College.
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