I Hold a Wolf by the Ears Becky Chambers Teutonic gods

Teutonic gods

Without Gideon's sword

torture and sexual assault

lovers and companions—Mendoza explores her characters’ passions in a way that simmers on the page

I Hold a Wolf by the Ears Becky Chambers Teutonic godsThese eleven stories confront misogyny, violence, and the impossible economics of America with van den Bergs trademark spiky humor and surreal eye. In Lizards, a man mutes his wifes anxieties by giving her a LaCroix like seltzer laced with sedatives. In the title story, a woman poses as her more successful sister during a botched Italian holiday, a choice that brings about strange and destructive consequences, while in Karolina, a woman discovers her