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

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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, ...

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