Drawing heavily on Lovecraftiana and myth, these are tales of devil's bargains, love songs to monsters, and the people--human and otherwise--who inhabit liminal spaces. Ghosts, gods, and ghouls make their way as best they can, one step sideways from the mortals around them. Many are connected; some are puzzle pieces that don't quite fit. Spanning a decade of writing, ‚  Still So Strange ‚  is Amanda Downum's first collection of short fiction, and includes stories originally released in ‚  Strange Horizons, Realms of Fantasy, and ‚  Weird Tales, as well as original, unpublished work.