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A werewolf accused of killing a little girl must hide from the ones who hunt him. Meanwhile, a washed-up singer takes a job as a vocal coach for a mermaid. Two sisters argue over life, love, and hologram husbands. Elsewhere, a cryptid chaser is on the hunt for Nessie's long lost American cousin. This is just a glimpse of the stories within ""The Menagerie of Lost Things,"" a collection that whisks the reader on a journey through the strange and the familiar. In these 13 stories, the world of magical realism collides with love, loss, and heart-wrenching reality.

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The Menagerie of Lost Things by Chelsea Muzar is a dark, irreverent, no-holds-barred collection of short stories that doesn't shy away from life's messiness. Muzar writes honestly about life, girlhood, and pain in a way that is honest and gritty. Inspired by fairy tales, myths, and fantasy tropes you know and some that might be new to you, The Menagerie of Lost Things reminds us that imagination is for everyone and can be an incredible vehicle to discuss the ways we survive real world trauma. I recommend this collection for anyone who knows that surviving the worst things life offers us isn't pretty and often means getting your hands a little dirty.

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Chelsea Muzar holds her MFA in creative writing from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Her work has been published in Clarkesworld Magazine, Planet Scumm, and Kansas City Voices. When she isn't writing, she's enjoying time with her husband, daughter, and their toy poodle.

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