4.5 stars

i swear her prose is like no one else's she's just so good. she puts you in someone's head, in a situation with such clear imagery; i had sets in my head for every one of these stories. in content they're pure koja, art, self-destruction, illness, fucked up relationships, sex. in tone, they're full of grime and obsession. the whole collection is a fucking delight. there were a few stories that didn't hit the level of the rest in here but it really doesn't diminish the strength of the collection as a whole. my favourites were "bird superior," "teratisms," "the disquieting muse," and "queen of angels."