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Meeting the Dog Girls: Stories

by Gay Terry (Author) Format: Paperback
4.2 out of 5 stars (11)

A thief, languishing in prison for stealing moments, escapes and becomes a chronometric fugitive. Women wait in a long, endless line, night and day, without knowing what is at the beginning of the line. An otherworldly marble called the Ustek Cloudy passes through the hands of Ambrose Bierce, Amelia Earhart, and D. B. Cooper just before they each disappear off the face of the earth. Whether they are called fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, or parodies, the stories in this collection—the first from Gay Terry—blend the real and the fantastic in an imaginative and mischievous way. Written in the tradition of Ray Bradbury, Angela Carter, and Edgar Allan Poe, these contemporary fables present remarkable characters trapped in unusual situations.

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  1. Print length
    200 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    NonStop Press
  4. Publication date
    September 5, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1933065303
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1933065304
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"Nonpareil fantastika that will stay with you for a long time." —Paul Di Filippo, author, After the Collapse and The Steampunk Trilogy

About the Author

Gay Terry has published stories in the Fortean Bureau, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Twilight Zone Magazine, and other journals. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NonStop Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1933065303
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1933065304
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars (11)

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I'm a Manx West Virginian* insomniac. My short stories have been published in ezines, anthologies, and fantasy magazines. I helped create the "Toxic Avenger" and wrote parts II and & III. For the sake of my sanity (such that it is), I study Tai Chi Ch'uan, Qi Gong, and yoga. When I was young, I assisted my dad in his magic act. As an adult, I've been a waitress, factory worker, and welfare worker in northern Appalachia; I catalogued tribal arts for Sotheby's and worked in Margaret Mead's office before she died. I have two grown children, two granddaughters and three grandsons. I've lived in NYC for more than half my life: Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Brooklyn and now Harlem. For the last ten years, my husband and I have been watched over by the ghost of a loyal Australian Shepherd (the dog version).

* OK, though I spent some time in West Virginia, I didn't actually grow up there. I grew up across the border in Western Pennsylvania, but it's all northern Appalachia anyway.

http://www.gaypartingtonterry.com/

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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  • Ashley McGovern
    4 out of 5 stars
    Interesting but well written
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017
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    I really enjoy this author's style. Some of the short stories were not my cup of tea but it is very inventive Sci Fi material.

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  • Carolyn Hearn
    5 out of 5 stars
    Amazing glimpses into other worlds
    Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2011
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    This is an amazing collection of glimpses into other worlds and psyches, of things half seen out of the corner of the eye and the meaning perceived only later.

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  • ManInBlack
    2 out of 5 stars
    Poor editing
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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    I bought the Kindle version of the book when it was available for purchase at a previous link here: http://smile.amazon.com/Meeting-Dog-Girls-Gay-Terry-ebook/dp/B005QOJ91G/

    The book was riddled with misspellings/typos, and I put it down after only making it through three of the stories. Editing issues aside, the stories were disjointed. Perhaps this new Kindle version has fixed all of the editing issues, but I'm not going to pay an additional $4.99 to find out.

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  • Blake Fraina
    3 out of 5 stars
    Fanciful, Yet Dark
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2014
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    Gay Terry's Meeting the Dog Girls is a mixed bag of bizarre short stories in the vein of Kelly Link. But that maybe too glib a comparison. For one thing, Terry doesn't stick strictly to contemporary settings; many of the stories seem to take place in dark, imaginary worlds that are almost, but not quite, recognizable realms of ancient legend, fairy tales, fables and fantasy. The mood is different, too - fanciful, yet dark. Similar to Latin American magical realism, but not quite that either. The fact that Terry's work is so hard to pigeonhole is one of its strengths.

    The best of these stories tend to be the shortest and most opaque, begging a second [and third] reading to unlock their mysteries. My personal favorite, "This Is Not a Pipe," about a peculiar young woman and her bird companion living in a derelict old manse, was inspired by the surrealist paintings of Rene Magritte. In it Terry really manages to capture the oddness of his work with her imagery. At one point, the female protagonist is described as wearing a, "mousseline blouse and brocade pantaloons." The entire story reads as if the author substituted the most obscure synonyms in the thesaurus as often as possible. But weirdly, it works. Other stories, like "The Line" and "The Prison of Kronos," effectively depict dystopian visions of a subjugated underclass that are both chilling and resonant. And sprinkled throughout, there are satirical pieces with a contemporary setting, most enjoyably "The MacGuffin" in which a misanthropic New Yorker bonds with her neighbors when a Tom Otterness sculpture comes to life and takes up residence in her apartment, perhaps showing, in a literal sense, how populist public art can bring people together.

    Terry is less successful when her meanings are too obviously stated. Stories with an overt message, like "Episcatory" (pro-environmental) and "Unto Others..." (anti-prejudice) tend toward sermonizing, diminishing their value as literature and detracting from the power of the underlying message. But, fortunately, the proselytizing is kept to a minimum.

    This is a big and eclectic collection. While there are a few misses, it's mostly enjoyable and thought-provoking. I'll be very interested to see what the very fertile imagination of Gay Terry produces in the future.

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  • Randi Hoffman
    5 out of 5 stars
    Hinkies and Monkeys
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
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    Some of the parallel worlds in Meeting the Dog Girls are quite distant from ours, while others lie closer to home. In the story "The Prison of Kronos," for example, a citizen can be imprisoned for stealing time; another potential convict can be "accused of transcendental intuition." Those ideas are pretty far out on the space-time continuum. On the other hand, the collection's title story (about a gang of canine-type girls who "all men desire") takes place in and around Ory's Diner in West Virginia--an area not so distant, but foreign if you've never lived there. All of the selections combine the familiar with the bizarre, and the writing is uniformly candid and direct. After reading, you might not be able to separate your Hinkies from your monkeys.

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  • A. Allen
    5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent collection
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2011
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    Review based on ARC.

    Absolutely worth your time.

    The words and images on the cover of this little treasure do not do justice to what is within. Terry's imagination and creativity are a welcome addition to my library.

    Again, I find myself reading short stories -- a collection of things. I used to think that I wasn't really into short stories, but really, I think it was just too many bad sets in a row. Suddenly emerge writers who bring new light to the "genre."

    Like Gaiman's Fragile Things, I found myself quickly turning pages of short little snippets that came to feel like personal friends. I both did not want each story to end and could not wait to get to the next one to see what else Terry had in store for me.

    Terry's gift is in presenting the crazy, the abnormal, the other-worldly with subtlety and elegance.

    I highly recommend.

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  • B. Lehrecke
    5 out of 5 stars
    through the looking glass
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2012
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    Make no mistake! Gay Terry's writing is absolutely unique and any comparison to masters past and present is a mere nod to her talent. After all, great minds think alike! Whether she sends you down a rabbit hole or like Cocteau's Orpeus lets you step through the mirror into a world at once familiar and strange, Terry will let you emerge safely at the other end - wiser, puzzled, pensive, giggling - but always carrying the story with you for some time after reading. And like a magician's audience who want to see the rabbit disappear, or the assistant be sawn in half, you are also glad to see them re-emerge in one piece - just in time for the next treat.

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  • susan
    5 out of 5 stars
    Oh the place you'll go!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2012
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    Gay Terry has one of the most vivid and delightful imaginations since Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are." You will love the sisters and their embroideries, the Tom Otterness sculptures coming alive, the stealing of moments, and all the neighbors frozen in time on a suburban lawn.

    I found this book a great window into other worlds. You will want to read this book to have a better understanding of mankind and where we are and are not going.

    A great read for a book group since there is much fodder to digest and then rethink! Everyone will have their favorite story.

    Susan

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