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Ginny Levitan and her husband, Jim, are inspecting a possible retirement home at the outset of Rob Hunter’s “The Song of the Rice Barge Coolie.” With the aid of real estate agent Barbara Casmirczak—“Call me Babs”—they buy the odd dwelling and soon discover they have an ant infestation. What raises this above the typical tale of marital discord is the alternating sections told from the ants’ POV. Insects are nothing new to horror fiction, but Hunter elevates this tale above the standard fare with engaging characters, keen POV shifts, and a quirkiness of style that makes the outcome most satisfying. While the dénouement was inevitable, it left me with a devious grin on my face. Impressive.
—Marshall Payne in The Fix Online
“...exceptionally well written.” (The Song of the Rice Barge Coolie)
—Linda Landrigan, Editor Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
I loved “Facelift.” It's like “Ghost World”, “Only You Can Save The Universe”, and “Welcome to the Dollhouse” mixed together. Teen angst, comics / sf geekdom, and Pratchett / Holt / Fforde lunacy in one package.
—Robert Moriyama, Short Story Editor Aphelion
Shape shifting stories include one type of being transforming into another. A vampire or werewolf story would be a typical example. Yet far from typical is Rob Hunter's Boys' Night Out (Summer 2005 issue) werewolf story. The gated community of Sur la Mer is built to keep men in instead of out.
—Susan MacGregor,
Fiction Editor On Spec, writing
about Boys' Night Out in the Spring, 2006 issue.
I kept getting drawn back into the manuscript (The Year They Invented Frozen Lemonade). I picked back and forth through it for approximately six hours. It 'works' like a rather interesting puzzle (and this may be part of the story's strong appeal to me).
—Michael R. Colangelo, Fiction Editor
The Harrow: Original Works of Fantasy and Horror
Thanks for giving us such a well-crafted, entertaining, and flat-out funny story to enjoy (I Want to Share Your Wheat).
—Donna Thiel-Cook, Editor
Demensions-Doorways to Science Fiction and Fantasy
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