About this Event
Join the Wonderful Words Book Club!
We'll dive into this absurd collection of stories and have a lively discussion. Everyone is welcome!
More about "I Am the Ghost Here" by Kim Samek:
A woman’s limbs disappear into “the cloud” during wildfire-induced power outages. A lonely DoorDasher accidentally becomes the star of someone else’s reality show, forced to resolve her fraught relationship with her immigrant mother for the narrative. Succumbing to a widely denied pandemic, a gymnastics coach must carry her heart around in a Mason jar, using her disability to become an influencer. Two chronically single, chronically ill people become soulmates, only to discover their meeting was algorithmically orchestrated by ad tech. Other dramas unfold as icebergs melt and island-sized trash heaps burn.
Threaded with sharp social commentary, these stories question the engineering of human connection through technology, social media, and reality television. Warm, endlessly strange, and filled with dark yet hopeful humor, I Am the Ghost Here casts familiar crises of contemporary life in a wholly unique light, offering a pathway towards our shared humanity even as reality comes crumbling down.Come ready to chat, laugh, and explore the wonderful world of words together. See you there!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1700 N Humboldt St, 1700 North Humboldt Street, Denver, United States
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