Portmanteau Words, Reviews of Anthologies, and a Scapekite
This time I review a collection of unrelated stories by the same author, an anthology of stories by various authors, and an unconventional novel that is actually a collection of stories in itself. But first, a shameless self-promo (concerning another anthology) and some neologisms. The Self-Promo: My story “The Scapekite” drops this week in a book called “ Iron Walls: A Burning Embers Dystopian Anthology ”. It’s a fantastical tale about a totalitarian corporation, camouflaged robots, and a (not?) chance encounter between the narrator and an old man with a kite and an imagination. I’ve done a couple of interviews about the story, here and here . Portmanteau Words The idea of a “scapekite” is of course something I made up, as is the word itself, from the words “scapegoat” and “kite”; a portmanteau word, like “smog” and “bridezilla”, packed with more than one meaning. A GAME WITH PORTMANTEAU WORDS: Which word doesn’t belong in this list, and why? a. absinthminded b. mimsy c.