Strange Water

Evocative and dreamlike short fictions exploring language, identity, and the human condition.

In Sarah Moses's Strange Water, 75 tiny fictions create evocative soundscapes and skyscapes, often magical and mysterious. Each story stems from a single, resonant sentence, exploring bad-mannered neighbors, coincidences, dream states, and subtropical climes. These compressed narratives delve into urban life, relationships, and the search for meaning.

Moses's attention to language and sound echoes in the physical presence of the line on the page. Travel between languages, homes, and continents in these stories preoccupied with misunderstandings and serendipities. For readers who enjoy introspective, atmospheric fiction that blurs the line between reality and dream.