Here’s a confession: In my zeal and anticipation, I sometimes pre-order twice. But my consumer dysfunction is your gain!
Up for grabs: Amber Sparks’ new collection May We Shed These Human Bodies. And just for fun, I will also throw in a copy of Shut Up/Look Pretty, which includes her chapbook A Great Dark Sleep: Stories for the Next World. Both are must-haves if you are an Amber Sparks fan…and really, who isn’t?
How to play: In the comments section of this post, list and link your favorite Amber Sparks story. If someone’s already chosen your favorite, link it again. No link, no contest entry. Don’t panic if it doesn’t show up right away — I moderate comments just to keep out the spambots.
I’ll do a random drawing from the entries. Be sure to provide a valid email address so that I can contact you when you win this awesome prize! Also, before anyone asks…since I’m feeling generous, I will ship to anywhere on the planet.
Contest closes: 11PM EST on Saturday, October 6. Good luck!

The first story I ever read by Amber Sparks (and still my favorite) is “Most of Them Would Follow Wandering Fires” in Barrelhouse online.
http://www.davehousley.com/bhouse/backup/www.barrelhousemag.com/word/index58e9.html?p=3155
I’ve only read Death and the People, but I liked it so much that I published it: http://www.absurdistjournal.com/viewdocument.php?sparks
The imagery in this one has never left my head:
http://www.pankmagazine.com/amber-sparks/
Ha! I do that double order thing too, Erin. My copy of MWSTHB arrived today and I am excited to read. Happy contesting.