A Preponderance of Starry Beings: Stories [Paperback]

Genre-bending stories of the cosmos and the worlds within our own skin

Blending fairy tale and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence,A Preponderance of Starry Beingsis a collection for anyone preoccupied with looking skyward. These stories probe the experience of coming of age on the outskirts of the universe, whether that be a small Midwestern town or a distant galaxy, and of weighing earthly obligations against the vast promises of space.

In a sleepy Ohio neighborhood, two girls seek refuge from their homophobic schoolmates in an antiques shop filled withStar Trekmemorabilia. On a generation spaceship, children revolt against their parents’ plans to colonize a distant world. Deep in the Florida Everglades, seven sisters must protect their otherworldly mythology when two men arrive to fix the family automobile.

A Preponderance of Starry Beingsinvites us into a mundane and whimsical world of night islands, small towns, and faith lost and found, where a safe landing matters less than taking the leap.

Blending fairy tales and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence, A Preponderance of Starry Beingfollows a far-flung cast of characters seeking a place to belong.

SAMANTHA EDMONDSis the author of the chapbooksThe Space PoetandPretty to Think So.Her work appears in theNew York Times,Fourth Genre,Ninth Letter,Mississippi Review, andThe Rumpus, among others. She is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Berry College and lives in Rome, Georgia.

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Futureborn
Samson Collapsing, or What I Lost Falling in Love
Mama Says
Collide
Eve Choking, or How to Love Someone Who is Uncertain 
Mother, May I Go to the Shower Show 
Milk 
Galaxy Defenders Forever
Jonah Drowning, or Lies I've Been Told I Am Onl“9