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The Art of Capturing PHantoms: DefinItive Edition
Eight colors. Eight flowers. One dazzling, chromatic collection.
A princess’s world collapses without warning. An archaeologist trapped underground contemplates death and converses with the sun. A pigeon wonders where hummingbirds go to sleep. A robot rebels against her creator.
The Art of Capturing Phantoms: Definitive Edition contains an eclectic range of stories from speculative to sci-fi, humorous to haunting, hundreds to thousands of words long. In their remastered and annotated first collection, Karen A. Parker challenges genre conventions and proves their mastery of short-form storytelling.
“Parker has a unique storytelling style that almost feels like a deconstruction of several genres, and it gives the narrative a welcoming breath of fresh air that readers are bound to love.”
— Readers’ Favorite
“Fans of dark fiction in the short story format will find this work especially intriguing.”
— US Review of Books
“Parker's economy of language and beautiful prose succeeds brilliantly.”
— Independent Book Review
“Ranging from the supernatural to the super-personal, this collection holds an unexpected medley of literary delights.”
— Indies Today
About Karen
Karen A. Parker is a Black, bi, non-binary Secular Buddhist from Los Angeles, California. After graduating cum laude from UC Irvine with a BA in English, a Creative Writing Emphasis in Fiction, and a minor in Japanese Language and Literature, they taught English in Gifu, Japan, for three years as an Assistant Language Teacher. Now attending UC Riverside’s Palm Desert MFA Program, they hope to research Esoteric Buddhism, oral storytelling tradition, and Black liberation for their debut second-world fantasy novel, which will serve as a work of literary art and as an academic thesis. When they’re not writing, they enjoy cooking, cartomancy, composing music, critting in Dungeons & Dragons, and completing their video game collection.
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THe Art of Capturing Phantoms Themed Softcover journal
Capture your phantoms anytime, anywhere with this softcover journal. Perfect for taking notes or for writing down that story you’ve always had in your head.