Threats by Amelia Gray
Life is a little tricky for the inhabitants of Amelia Gray’s stories. They might fall in love with a bit of frozen tilapia or find themselves policed by javelinas. There are multiplying vultures to contend with and hair that must be eaten, and the problem of trying to find a girlfriend in the post-apocalypse. Perhaps closer to articulated impulses than fully-formed fictions, Gray’s work tackles our emotional realities through unreal set-ups: A penguin and an armadillo walk into a bar; a woman’s boyfriend takes up residence inside a suitcase. It is this try-anything aesthetic that invigorates