Thick, Thin, What the Dragon Let In
Stories, Rhymes, and Reveries
by Doworth Howard
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Pub Date Feb 25 2025 | Archive Date Nov 21 2025
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Description
READ NOW through Nov 18 — reviews welcome through Nov 21. Two lines is perfect.
80+ bite-size stories and rhymes—funny, haunting, and impossible to predict—in under 200 pages. Thick, Thin, What the Dragon Let In is a genre-bending mixtape of flash fiction, prose-poetry, and oddball reveries that lands fast and lingers. Readers have called it “alive and layered,” “a literary pinball machine,” and “Bukowski meets Shel Silverstein—WTF brilliance.” If you like quick reads with literary bite, this is built for between-things reading with after-hours resonance. Perfect for fans of Etgar Keret, Maggie Nelson’s lyric modes, and surreal, voice-forward short work.
A Note From the Publisher
I think there's something for everyone in the book so I hope readers are willing to give it a shot and maybe it sparks something for them. And given the shortness of a lot of the stories I hope it's something they feel they can get brief bursts of relief with from their crazy worlds and maybe they can savor and revisit and look forward to doing so from time to time.
Advance Praise
Read Now ends Tue, Nov 18. If you sampled a few pieces, 2–3 lines of impressions by Fri, Nov 21 help a lot. Thank you!
"80+ stories, rhymes, and reveries in under 200 pages that move from the hilarious to the haunting — one of the most unpredictable short story experiences of the year."
— Rose Nelson
"I just finished Thick, Thin, What the Dragon Let In and it's one of those collections that doesn't let you walk away unchanged."
— Charlotte Liam
"This collection doesn't just defy category, it devours it... reads like Bukowski meets Shel Silverstein with a healthy dose of WTF brilliance."
— Samantha Prescott
"His writing feels alive and layered, producing reactions from laughter to surprise and horror."
— Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers' Favorite
"Overflowing with sharp wit, surreal humor, and emotional pivots... literature that's both disarming and profound."
— Lois J. Nutt
"A strange and stirring portal... a literary pinball machine that bounces between intellect and instinct."
— Carole T. Rose
"There's something in this book for everybody."
— Connor Parkinson, Reedsy
"A dazzling, genre-defying kaleidoscope... for readers tired of the predictable."
— Jenny J. Conwell
"It's rare to find something that can veer from gritty to whimsical, surreal to sharp, without losing its footing. But you pulled it off."
— Tammy Swan
Marketing Plan
Read Now ends Tue, Nov 18. If you sampled a few pieces, 2–3 lines of impressions by Fri, Nov 21 help a lot. Thank you!
Positioning: 80+ quick, voice-driven micro-stories for readers of Etgar Keret / experimental flash; “between-things” reading with literary bite.
Timing: 4-week NetGalley co-op window → launch push.
Reviewer Goals: 25+ NetGalley reviews; 10 librarian shelf notes; 10 bookseller staff-picks; 15 consumer reviews (Goodreads/Amazon at launch).
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781956869019 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 186 |
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