If some of the plots have appeared before and if some of the subjects are repeated, then just put that down to the nature of the supernatural. Three of the stories that start off the collection provoke a shiver as well as any ghost tales they might be compared to. However, along with the shudder is that of a touch of pity. The evocative quality of the story is not so easily pushed out of one's thoughts. Several of the stories bring back in grisly detail the hopelessness of those wounded in battle, the ones who took longer to die.
Some mental images are just a bit too real for comfort.
You cannot write about a war without writing a tragedy. No matter what the uniform, what colour the skin, how right the sides believe they are, it's a war. She co-authored the 45th anniversary issue cover of MAD Magazine. Previews of her latest, as yet unpublished, novel are available at Hades Online .