The Fallen West

Douglas Thompson

Few writers can continuously span the chasms of prejudice that divide literary writing from science fiction and horror. The Fallen West unites Douglas Thompson’s mainstream poetry with his often outlandishly surreal short stories. The distorting mirrors of the tales focus on how the human condition oscillates between boredom and terror. The poems explore how the forces of decay and destruction in our lives are part of a continual cycle of the natural world. Troubled characters grapple with hidden openings into fantastical worlds. Their revelations are metaphors for the problems of our society at large, and for the state of heightened awareness essential for each of us to stay creatively alive.

About the Author
Douglas Thompson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1967 and won the Herald/Grolsch Question Of Style Award in 1989, 2nd prize in the Neil Gunn Writing Competition in 2007, and the Faith/Unbelief ­Poetry Prize in 2016. His short stories and poems have ­appeared in a wide range of magazines and anthologies, including Ambit, New Writing Scotland and ­Albedo One.­ He has had eleven novels and short story collections published.

Paperback, 106 pages. Release date: March 5, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1-943813-55-1
List Price: $12.00