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These are utterly devastating and beautiful. Haunting and playful. Part blog. Part Photo Gallery. Part poem. Part fairy tale.Amazingly fun and inventive. Probably best to be savored, though I devoured them as a whole.
Loved it! (them...all of them)
This collection is proof that Erin Morgenstern can weave beautiful, imaginative, fully-realized stories out of almost nothing (10 sentences!). (Though I would love full-length novels spun from "preamble to an unwritten fairy tale" and "simple as kisses".)My favorite tales (SO MANY!):"hollow places""bunny without a hop""lion with a rabbit heart""the wish granters""simple steps""steps""a lonely giraffe spun into myth""the dog will see you now""to the ones who do the leaving""hardest truths from so...
Erin Morgenstern is such a great writer. In just 10 sentences, she can tell a story that simultaneously satisfies you but leaves you wanting more.There are 261 short stories on her blog written over a period of 5 years - all of them are really good and a few are even reminiscent of her excellent The Night Circus.My particular favourites in this collection were: The Wish Granters, Happily, The Story Trees, Worldbuilding Assistance, Strange Tides, Tools to Build the Stars, and Cinderella Pumpkin
A great concept, brilliantly executed. Very sad to have finished reading them and knowing that they’re not available in book form to easily return to.
5 wonderful stars. You can find these Tales here: http://erinmorgenstern.com/writing/fl...I started reading these short tales of magical realism based on photos a friend of Erin Morgenstern took a year ago. I have savored every word, every story (some of them more than once), every line.They were created over a time span of 6 years.These are like tiny reprieves from reality that never ceased to amaze me and leave me in awe of how Erin Morgenstern views the world or can take one view and totally
The "Flax-Golden Tales" are a collection of short stories written by Erin Morgenstern, inspired by photographs taken by Carey Farrell. They have not been published as a physical book, but are available on Erin's website for free.I did not like these tales as much as I had expected. The reason for this is that I have only recently read "The Night Circus", Erin's debut novel from 2011. The best part of that book was without any doubt the writing, which is why I was so very excited to read this col...
What a perfect, absolutely perfect thing to read on a rainy afternoon!! These short little story snacks were lovely and weird and haunting and just plain wonderful! Not unlike Tales from Outer Suburbia (in fact, Erin Morhenstern's writing reminded me very much of Tan's). This was my first time reading Morgenstern, and you can bet it won't be the last! I've placed a hold on her book and plan to preoreder her new one (or perhaps request it for my birthday, since that's coming up and, because of th...
These are so good. I really like her writing style. My favourite ones (in no particular order):-to the ones who do the leaving-simple as kisses-mystery street-hallowed halls-coffeeshop magic-objects in space-broken-wing butterfly-the short, sad life of a faceless snowman-frames for nature-piano player-journey without a destination-beautiful uncertainties-up to interpretation-hollow places-wisdom for the new year-be happy for no reason-finish one thing-the year in moments, caught in birds-unteste...
I love these little stories. I think Gosling Investigators is my favorite. And it could just be because it's in my head but it was fun seeing similarities to the Starless Sea, just little phrases that made me say, hey! I really hope this gets made into a physical book someday because I'm greedy like that.
A sequence of photo-inspired vignettes, each one independent of the others. A variety of moods but a certain tone connects them.Find them here
An utter delight. Some of these stories were sweet and whimsical, some were deep and thought provoking and some were simply creepy. This has to be the first short story collection I’ve read in which I’ve liked every single story. I adore Morgenstern’s writing. I wish I could buy a copy of this collection in physical format.
I actually read these over time on Erin’s blog, but I just realized I could record them on Goodreads. I enjoyed the link between the photographs and the stories told in 10 sentences. I love that she gave herself these limits, and spun gold from what she had to work with. I wish they would make these available in a book and publish them - I bet a lot people would be interested.
If you're wondering if you'll enjoy reading this collection, I'd say it's going to appeal to a very specific audience. That audience:- Enjoys The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, and other sorts of mysterious, fantastical flash fiction- Loves the descriptive, romantic language Morgenstern uses in all her works- Doesn't mind brief glimpses of unexplained magicI read this is short spurts over the past two weeks or so, and it's been a nice respite from everything else, in the same way it is sometimes n...
It took me years to finish, but that's because I only read a few each week. Some are very clever and others are repetitive, but overall the extremely short stories show off Erin's talent and I loved the concept!
