Two halves of a human cadaver awaken on a cold morgue slab. The two distinct personalities, Left and Right, remember nothing of their previous life as a singular body. Bound by necessity to carve out an existence on the fringes of society, the two brothers have very different ideas of the life they want. Their impending schism will lead each on his own frightening path; one forward to a new life, one backward to the origin of their struggle.One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve is a Weird and surreal Body Horror journey that redefines familial bonds and what it means to be an individual.M. Shaw (they/them) is generally understood to be a masked brigand who robs from the rich and gives to the poor in the Colorado front range. Their novella One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve received the 2022 Wonderland Book Award for novel/novella of the year. Their website is mshawesome.com and they stay away from social media because it really is just dreadfully unpleasant.
