Things We Say in the Dark

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The night before the fateful murder in the astronomy tower, Draco Malfoy approaches Hermione Granger in the library. Hermione has no knowledge of the mark on his left forearm or the catastrophic task he's been assigned, and Draco has no intention of asking for anyone's help. He is tormented by the dire future that is fast approaching, one he never asked for, and Hermione knows that something bigger, something dark, is coming. Thunder and lightning brew on the horizon, a storm rolling into Scotland that foreshadows the beginning of the end. But maybe, just for a night, they can find refuge in a much less severe storm -- each other. Language: English Words: 4,474 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 10 Kudos: 253 Bookmarks: 24 Hits: 3,706 Part 2— about children, pregnancy and the fear of parenthood. I would not advise reading this section if you are expecting or a new mother. I wasn't comfortable with a few stories because of the graphic style and skipped some. I might revisit one day because Logan is such a wonderful writer and I really want to know what happens. But skip if you are faint hearted (I realise that I am. I am) We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.

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Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. It was very much like him, she thought, deliberate and equal when he gave. It was that fatherly instinct in him, spurred by habit and reflex to care for and indulge all of her. Can we ever say that we know what scares us the most? I am afraid of spiders and jenny-long-legs, but these are surface fears.I loved this! Haven’t read a horror short story collection before but thought these stories had interesting variety of writing styles and superb creativity. Genuinely made me heart drop a few times and had to look away before carrying on- the sign of a great book. A slow-burn enemies to lovers fic with mystery, adventure, and our two favorite idiots in love. Language: English Words: 150,673 Chapters: 25/25 Collections: 37 Comments: 745 Kudos: 3,800 Bookmarks: 1,862 Hits: 158,769

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The second part is dealing with children, pregnancy and the fear of being a parent. My personal favourite was a short story called The Only Time I Think of You is All the Time. Probably the only story getting closer to ghosts, as we meet a woman, who is being constantly followed by the presence of “Brigitte” everywhere she goes. She feels that there is no immediate danger, but her mumbling, a touch of hands or moving of objects still gives her no space to live in peace. The only place where Brigitte cannot find her is in a dark pond at the end of the garden. But what happens if she discovers her hiding place? Her hand traced the lines up his torso. The discolored scars of long-ago battles; the taut muscle forming the wall of his abs… She could picture it all in the dark, as if they were making love in broad daylight. Lovingly, she reached up to his shoulders, admiring with her hands the wide breadth of them. Corrin was still laying on his chest, her fingers drifting down to the thin hairs over his sternum. She traced circles on his skin with her forefinger, her demeanor softening to a playful wistfulness.

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At the same time, domestic fears are also growing. Many young people of my generation will never be able to own their own home. Refugee children and their parents crowd camps and detention centres across the globe; members of parliament and journalists have, in recent years, been murdered on the street. It was a look of yearning; of a fierce need to possess and protect. Her breath shuddered when his hand squeezed between her thighs, parting her legs as he rubbed over where her skin was warm and honeyed all over. “Anything else?” he asked, moving his mouth down to her breasts. He nibbled along the bottom curve, lightly grazing supple skin with his teeth.

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There are definitely lots of things to admire here. Logan’s prose is always readable, but it’s punctuated by moments of linguistic beauty, with vivid and evocative imagery peppered throughout. Some of these disturbing tableaus are sure to linger in the mind. The stories themselves are mostly contemporary, but there’s a timeless quality to the themes being explored. Namely, the domestic fears of everyday life – particularly those that haunt young women. Logan takes the things we’re told by society to aim for – the gorgeous home, the perfect family, the successful life – and spins our apprehensions about them into what reads like a series of fever dreams, as though she has literally documented her nightmares in the form of a dream diary. What if our houses aren’t the safe spaces we always imagined? What if you find the experience of pregnancy and childbirth horrifying rather than beautiful? How would you cope if your child wasn’t healthy or happy? What if you wished you’d never become a parent at all? What if you can never escape the horrors of your past? These fears and more are explored in claustrophobic, hypnotic ways by employing a dash of fairy tale, a twist of the supernatural, and a generous pinch of magical realism. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.

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I didn't particular like the last story (too real, perhaps, and less real for it? or maybe it just made me queasier than the others did), but I adored the rest. Especially "Things My Wife and I Found Hidden in Our House", which I want to pin up forever on my studio wall and look at in the reminder that this story is what I want to be when I (and my thesis) grow up, and "We Can Make Something Grow Between the Mushrooms and the Snow" (I would happily live in the Island House right now), and "Sleep Long, Sleep Tight, it is Best to Wake Up Late". Also special mention to "The World's More Full of Weeping Than You Can Understand" for the most excellent (and deeply disturbing) use of footnotes. Kirsty Logan is a professional daydreamer. She is the author of two novels, The Gloaming and The Gracekeepers, and two story collections, A Portable Shelter and The Rental Heart & Other Fairytales. Her fifth book, Things We Say in the Dark, will be published on Halloween 2019. Kirsty Logan hat mich mit diesem Buch in die Dunkelheit geführt. Meine Hand in ihrer hat sie Bilder in die Finsternis gemalt, von Frauen, die Früchte gebären, bewohnbaren Pilzhäusern und gläserne Bibliotheken ohne Bücher. Manche Geschichten sind magisch (oder metaphorisch?), andere so real, dass es wehtut. Sie sprechen das aus, was gern ungesagt bleibt, z.B. wie unheimlich es ist, ein Kind in sich heranwachsen zu fühlen oder dass manche Eltern besagtes Kind nach einer Weile auch gern wieder für eine Verschnaufpause abgeben würden. Unaussprechbare Bedürfnisse werden realisiert und düstere Geheimnisse angedeutet. Widerspenstige Kontraste spielen eine große Rolle: zu viel oder zu wenig geliebt werden, Angst davor gesehen oder übersehen zu werden.