An assured collection from a promising debut author
Dinosaurs on other Planets is an impressive first collection from a promising writer
Fiction; Dinosaurs On Other Planets; By Danielle McLaughlin; Stinging Fly Press, €13
Danielle McLaughlin is the latest Irish author to emerge from the Stinging Fly publishing stable, and her debut collection of short stories, Dinosaurs On Other Planets, marks her out immediately as one to watch.
Although the title of her collection might suggest a more surreal offering, in truth, McLaughlin is good at conjuring up ordinary domestic settings and contrasting them sharply ...