Stephen King once said that books are portable magic.
Ran Walker decided to take this phrase a bit more literally in his third short story collection, bringing to life vibrant new landscapes of both the strange and the familiar.
A writer finds himself in a love triangle where one of the women is a ghost.
A woman discovers that her cure for alopecia has unintended consequences.
An artist paints a woman he has been dreaming about, only to discover his dreams might be closer to reality than he thought.
A graduating senior learns the true value of sacrifice.
A guy professes his love for his girlfriend through an overwhelming metaphor.
A social media-focused couple welcomes the world into their adoption struggles.
And a relationship is threatened when a childhood secret is revealed.
In these seven stories, Walker paints a world where nothing is quite as it seems.
45 Alternate Press, Llc Portable black magic: tales of the afro strange, hardcover/ran walker
