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
Thick, Thin, What the Dragon Let In by Doworth Howard is a wildly inventive, genre-blurring collection of 80+ stories, rhymes, and reveries. Each one a sharp detour into the surreal, the heartfelt, or the hilarious. With echoes of Bukowski, Shel Silverstein, and Kafka, the book veers from flash fiction to lyrical verse, from absurdist monologue to poignant snapshot. No two pages feel the same, yet the whole is an unforgettable literary mixtape that surprises and stirs. At under 200 pages, it’s built for the modern reader. It's quick to enter, impossible to forget.
A Note From the Publisher
From the Author
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.
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
"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
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781956869019 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 186 |
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