A Taste Sweet and Salty

Fri, 2011/07/08 - 12:00am — Douglas Smith

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Summary
The man known only as Stranger lived and died in a town with no name. Each day he lived. And each night he died…

Note: includes an afterword by the author and excerpts from many of his other stories

Genre
Fantasy, surreal (short story)

Reviews
“...absolutely masterful...a kind of much, much creepier Quantum Leap: the amnesiac protagonist awakes in a new body each morning only to die in it by nightfall.” —Strange Horizons

“Another superb story … unpredictable and with a great ending, this story is another highlight of the [Chimerascope] collection (A++).” —Fantasy Book Critic

“...wonderful...has a taste that lingers...” —SF Crowsnest

“A charming tale about a man cursed to die every day and be reborn as someone else.” —SFRevu

“A fascinating fabulist premise...” — Internet Review of SF

Publication History
This story first appeared in Weird Tales (May/June 2006 issue, #340), and was reprinted in Cicada (Carus Publishing, May/June 2007 issue). It is included in Doug's collection Chimerascope (ChiZine Publications, Jan 2010; ISBN 978-0-9813746-1-1; 978-0-9812978-5-9).

Available Download Formats
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