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Published in Upper Montclair and New York, 27 February 2025.
THE ELFLAND PREPOSITIONS by Henry Wessells
Four original short stories :
Cleaning up Elfland
The Barmaid from Elfland
John Z. Delorean, Dry Cleaner to the Queen of Elfland
A Detective in Elfland
There are two Elflands for me, the one that I can walk to, and the other one. I prefer the Elfland that I can walk to*. To paraphrase Wittgenstein and turn him upside down, Elfland is a labyrinth of paths. You approach from one side and no longer know your way about; you approach the same place from another side and you know your way about. That other Elfland is not a nice place, but it’s important to know how it works.
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“Elegantly done, very clever, beautifully dark in implication. [. . .] Wessells is not prolific at all (in fiction) but what he does is outstanding.” — Rich Horton
