Article: Kulpa, Kathryn. Pleasant drugs; stories.(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

KULPA, Kathryn. Pleasant drugs; stories. Mid-List Press (4324 12th Ave. So., Mpl. MN 55407-3218). 219p. c2005. 0-922811-62-8. $16.00. A

Most of these 15 stories were previously published either in literary magazines or such targeted-audience periodicals as Asimov's Science Fiction and Seventeen. Just as that range of journals suggests, the author has many kinds of stories to tell, but all are character-driven and as finely cut as gemstones. Among the most polished are two tales of lonely men, "In the Land of Mars," and "Mr. Lillicrop's Shining Moment." In the former, a shy bachelor takes on the confused grief of a family in the throes of his best friend's death, ...

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