The Husband Stitch are a compelling short story about experiencing sexual journeys as a women and boundaries. “The Husband Stitch” used various lines of directives to help the reader understand what the protagonist was feeling throughout the story. It was shocking to find the protagonist was a courageous women, but still had a timid side to […]
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“The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado was absolutely compelling and did not allow me to stop reading it. The use of the short stories and the instructions to the reader were masterfully done in a way in which the flow of the story is uninterrupted and gives the reader an additional context to the protagonist’s […]
Magic Realism
Posted in Dystopia, Sex, The Forbidden on Jan 25th, 2022
This is my first exposure to Carmen Maria Machado’s work, and I am glad I didn’t have to endure another day without being familiar with it. Not that my preference is relevant, but I find her work quite enjoyable. Captivating aspects of Machado’s work in both “The Husband Stitch” and “Inventory” are the tone and format […]
“The Husband Stitch”
Posted in Sex, The Forbidden on Jan 24th, 2022
The Husband Stitch is an interesting take on one of my favorite short horror stories “The Green Ribbon” A story of a girl with a green ribbon around her neck who never allows her husband to remove it till old age, only for her head to fall off. This variation of the story played very […]