Lost Creatures — S.G. Browne

The new collection of short stories from the author of Breathers and Lucky Bastard.A family of luck poachers receives a phone call that sets them off in the hopes of reversing their bad fortune. At a singles mixer for chemical elements, a luminous-yet-jaded Neon looks for love, or at least a one-night exothermic reaction. When blue skies turn gray and the daikaiju siren blares, the ten-year-old daughter of the local weatherman discovers her destiny. And washed-up evildoers live out their meaningless lives at a retirement home for villains—you never know when someone might turn the swimming pool into a shark pit, or bring a death ray to Taco Tuesday.From the imagination of S.G. Browne comes a collection of fourteen short stories of downtrodden luck poachers, lovelorn chemical elements, obsolete villains, disillusioned children, trademarked teenagers, outcast reindeer, victimized zombies, and time-traveling alcoholics—many of them lost and searching for answers. Some of them find what they're looking for, while one or two discover that childhood dreams can come true.Lost Creatures is a blend of fantasy, science fiction, dark comedy, and magical realism. Fans of Kelly Link's Get in Trouble and Karen Russell's Vampires in the Lemon Grove will find a lot to enjoy in this collection.