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Scarecrow Rhonda Parrish Magical Menageries Volume 3 Rhonda Parrish Jane Yolen Andrew Bud Adams Laura Blackwood Amanda Block Scott Burtness Amanda C Davis Megan Fennell Kim Goldberg Katherine Marzinsky Craig Pay Sara Puls Holly Schofield Virginia Carraway Stark Laura VanArendonk Baugh Kristina Wojtaszek 9780692430224 Books

Do you ever read a book and afterwards sit there stunned? A few weeks later I still have one word to describe this book. Damn. Day-um.

Yes, I’m friends with Rhonda. I look forward to reading anything she touches. But this was a surprise. The editor does a lot; comes up with the concept, reads all the submissions, (maybe) pick the cover art, suggests edits to the authors, and much more I don’t even know about. I’ve seen some of these author names pop up from other projects Rhonda has worked on but playing favorites isn’t her thing; she’ll always pick what she thinks is the best work.

Variety – There’s a good mix within the anthology. Story lengths, settings, time periods, mechanical scarecrows, straw scarecrows… you get the idea.

Pacing – Each piece is well-paced. Every single story felt like it was building to a conclusion of some kind.

I feel like this is one of those very vague reviews. I guess because it is; I’m no pointing to any one story which is better than another. Each person’s experience of this anthology is going to be different. There’s truly enough variety that I’m sure anyone picking this up will find a story that sticks with them.


Tags : Scarecrow (Rhonda Parrish's Magical Menageries) (Volume 3) [Rhonda Parrish, Jane Yolen, Andrew Bud Adams, Laura Blackwood, Amanda Block, Scott Burtness, Amanda C Davis, Megan Fennell, Kim Goldberg, Katherine Marzinsky, Craig Pay, Sara Puls, Holly Schofield, Virginia Carraway Stark, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kristina Wojtaszek] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hay-men, mommets, tattie bogles, kakashi, tao-tao—whether formed of straw or other materials, the tradition of scarecrows is pervasive in farming cultures around the world. The scarecrow serves as decoy,Rhonda Parrish, Jane Yolen, Andrew Bud Adams, Laura Blackwood, Amanda Block, Scott Burtness, Amanda C Davis, Megan Fennell, Kim Goldberg, Katherine Marzinsky, Craig Pay, Sara Puls, Holly Schofield, Virginia Carraway Stark, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kristina Wojtaszek,Scarecrow (Rhonda Parrish's Magical Menageries) (Volume 3),World Weaver Press,0692430229,FICTION Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology,Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology,Fiction - General

Scarecrow Rhonda Parrish Magical Menageries Volume 3 Rhonda Parrish Jane Yolen Andrew Bud Adams Laura Blackwood Amanda Block Scott Burtness Amanda C Davis Megan Fennell Kim Goldberg Katherine Marzinsky Craig Pay Sara Puls Holly Schofield Virginia Carraway Stark Laura VanArendonk Baugh Kristina Wojtaszek 9780692430224 Books Reviews

So much fun!

What a wonderful blend of spec fiction genres. Very impressed with each author's interpretation of "scarecrow" and the stories they wove around those interpretations.

This is a perfect late-summer/fall read!
I purchased this book a little while back, but saved it to read during the Halloween season, thinking it would provide atmospheric seasonal reading. It was all of that, and more.

Many stories fulfilled my expectations, but others – unexpectedly – expanded the definition and scope of this traditional harvest figure. I think my favorite was Megan Fennell's “Kakashi & Crow” which elevated the idea of the scarecrow into an archetypal figure in a very satisfying manner.

I will definitely be picking up the other volumes in editor Rhonda Parrish's “Magical Menageries” series.
Scarecrow is another atmospheric installment in Rhonda Parrish's Magical Menageries series. It is bookended by writing which evokes The Wizard of Oz, beginning with Jane Yolen's thoughtful poem, "Scarecrow Hangs" and ending with a bang from Scott Burtness's "If I Only Had an Autogenic Cognitive Decision Matrix". (And what an ending!) In between are a consistently well-written but unique selection of stories exploring the theme of scarecrows and what it means to be human. My favorites were Kristina Wojtaszek's love story, "A Fist Full of Straw", Laura Blackwood's sensitive examination of those self-defeating voices we hear inside our heads, "Black Birds", and the regretful "Scarecrow Progressions (Rubber Duck Remix)" by Sara Puls. This is the second Magical Menageries collection I've read, and I can't wait to read more!
This is some more awesomeness from the Magical Menageries series. Living scarecrows don't freak me out like anthropomorphic birds do (which is maybe weird, no?), so I appreciated this installment better than the last. But that's like saying, "Oh, yeah, I totally loved the triple chocolate ice cream better than the double chocolate ice cream."

I love the range of stories. I love the different voices. I love the clear world-building. I love the carefully constructed table-of-contents--the last story was placed perfectly, in my opinion. I think I might have shrieked out loud when it finished.

Go, run, buy this anthology. And the other ones. Do it now!
By turns, thrilling and chilling and always fascinating, these tales with a scarecrow theme will put you in the Autumn mood.
Scarecrow is Rhonda Parrish's third Magical Menagerie anthology, released as a sort of partner and complement to Corvidae. The works are largely unrelated to those of Corvidae, but they carry similar themes, since crows and scarecrows go together like peanut butter and jelly. Or maybe I should say chocolate and bourbon. Because this anthology definitely starts out sweet but takes a bitter twist and ends with a smoky finish.

"Scarecrow Hangs" by Jane Yolen is a poem with an old-world feel to it, harkening back to the pagan roots of scarecrows, but throwing in a dreamy pop-culture reference as well.

"Kakashi & Crow" by Megan Fennell throws us right into an urban fantasy with old roots. Johnny Crow, a prophesying wiseacre, is called upon by his nemesis Kakashi, the scarecrow of judgment, to join forces against a common enemy. We're given a lovely blending of Native American and Japanese mythology, all in a setting that will delight fans of C.E. Murphy's Urban Shaman series.

"The Roofnight" by Amanda C. Davis begins as an adventurous beaurocrat's attempt to uncover a smuggling ring, but ends as something both more prosaic and more magical. We have scarecrows, but they aren't performing their traditional roles in this story.

In "Skin Map" Kim Goldberg delivers a story rife with symbolism. In a world dominated by electronics that burn the mind and the skin, the main character makes a decision motivated by kindness, but with a gruesome ending.

"A Fist Full of Straw" by Kristina Wojtaszek is a bittersweet tale of a scarecrow in love with a human. Told from alternating points of view, it's a brief and magical glimpse at two lives as they cross. I confess that I didn't enjoy it as well as I might have, because of the human's married status--infidelity is a turn-off for me--but the writing is lyrical and evocative.

"Judge & Jury" by Laura VanArendonk Baugh can be read as a stand-alone, but is actually a continuation of the melancholy ghost story she provided for Corvidae. Junsuke Hirata lost his life in a horrific crime, and now he's hoping for justice. But justice appears to be for the birds. And sometimes, that's the best justice of all...

"Waking from His Master's Dream" by Katherin Marzinsky is set in a fascinating world where authors can bring their favorite characters to life. Antonio's ficcion is a straw man named Strel, someone who is like a brother to him. But tell that to his real life sister, who finds him in the hospital and tries to take care of him. What's real and what's fiction? It's hard to tell in this story.

In "The Straw Samurai" by Andrew Bud Adams we're immersed in Japanese mythology as we meet a girl who has never had any friend but a bamboo stick. Driven from village to village, but never losing her good-natured humor, Okamiko nevertheless longs to belong somehwere. When she finally discovers the true nature of her stick, she has to chose between friendship or being true to herself.

"Black Birds" by Laura Blackwood has a different, darker take on corvids. As Lisa goes about her daily life, a crow, a magpie, a jay, and a raven appear as embodiments of her depression, anxiety, self-doubt, and other negative emotions. If anyone was ever in need of a scarecrow, it's definitely Lisa...

"Edith and I" by Virginia Carraway Stark is narrated by a scarecrow. It takes the form of a pastoral account of a growing season, presided over by the scarecrow and planted by Edith. In this story, too, we have echoes of the old, pagan past, rituals long since forgotten by most. As it drew to a close, I was left with a shiver.

"Scarecrow Progressions (Rubber Duck Remix)" by Sara Puls is the bizarre, haunting tale of a strange love affair (sort of) at a carnival somewhere in Texas. The narrator is fascinated with a girl who is convinced she is turning into a scarecrow. The carnival setting, the quiet fatalism of the story, leaves the reader with a lingering unease.

I had to read "Truth About Crows" by Craig Pay twice, and I'm still not sure I understand it. It takes place on a hard-baked planet lightyears away from Earth, where solar farming is a way of life for the main character, Laykah, and her father. There's a mystery surrounding Laykah's mother's death, and how the crows--AIs created to scare off moles--are involved, and the implications are unpleasant. But the story sticks with me as I try to puzzle it out.

"Two Steps Forward" by Holly Schofield is a fun trip in time back to the 1920s, when all the hep cats are jiving and the narrator shows up at a farmhouse in Western Canada, looking for the person who invented an automated scarecrow. Full of the slang of the period and strong characterization, it's a good story.

In "Only the Land Remembers" Amanda Block gives us a haunting account of a girl who agrees to go beyond the borders of her town as a sacrifice to chase away the untamed spirits--to scare the crows away. She prepares herself according to her strong faith and her town's traditions. But when the night comes to scare the crows, will she be able to face the truth?

"If I Only Had an Autogenic Cognitive Decision Matrix" by Scott Burtness deliberately plays with The Wizard of Oz, using characters as mission designations during an off-world mining expedition. Advanced AI Scarecrow is intended to interact with indigenous life forms and keep them from interfereing with the mining. But Tin Man has been experimenting, and those involve a lot of trial and error...

All in all, Scarecrow has a darker tone than Corvidae. At the same time, there are lovely interspersions of light and whimsy. There's joy and love and sorrow and rage, struggles for survival and struggles for remembrance, all blended perfectly by Parrish's deft editorial hand. This is a strong third entry to Rhonda Parrish's Magical Menagerie series.
Do you ever read a book and afterwards sit there stunned? A few weeks later I still have one word to describe this book. Damn. Day-um.

Yes, I’m friends with Rhonda. I look forward to reading anything she touches. But this was a surprise. The editor does a lot; comes up with the concept, reads all the submissions, (maybe) pick the cover art, suggests edits to the authors, and much more I don’t even know about. I’ve seen some of these author names pop up from other projects Rhonda has worked on but playing favorites isn’t her thing; she’ll always pick what she thinks is the best work.

Variety – There’s a good mix within the anthology. Story lengths, settings, time periods, mechanical scarecrows, straw scarecrows… you get the idea.

Pacing – Each piece is well-paced. Every single story felt like it was building to a conclusion of some kind.

I feel like this is one of those very vague reviews. I guess because it is; I’m no pointing to any one story which is better than another. Each person’s experience of this anthology is going to be different. There’s truly enough variety that I’m sure anyone picking this up will find a story that sticks with them.