Mothers & Other Monsters: Stories

In her debut collection, Maureen F. McHugh examines the impacts of social and technological shifts on families. Using deceptively simple prose, she illuminates the relationship between parents and children and the expected and unexpected chasms that open between generations. Contents: Ancestor Money (2003) In the Air (1995) The Cost to Be Wise (1996) The Lincoln Train (1995) Interview: On Any Given Day (2001) Oversite (2004) Wicked (2005) Laika Comes Back Safe (2002) Presence (2002) Eight-Legged Story (2003) The Beast (1992) Nekropolis (1994) Frankenstein's Daughter (2003)