Review of Rhonda Parrish, "Bedtime Story," Luna Station Quarterly 57 (2024): 102-109 -- Purchase online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
This is a story of a story, a horror story told by Laura, an old doll, to Clara, the daughter of her previous owner. Clara was the one who asked Laura to tell the story, but during Laura's telling I kept wondering what the purpose of the story was -- would there be a moral? Was it just to scare Clara? I kept waiting for some signal, why did Clara ask Laura to tell her a story, or this story in particular? I never quite got any of the answers I hoped for.
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