We Used to Be Different
The Miniature Project #1
Sixty-two eclectic stories with sixty-two miniatures to match.
Dive into a provocative mixed-media collection from the creative and twisted mind of dark fiction author and multidisciplinary artist Elle Mitchell.
Enter stories where urban legends are real and love can be beautiful or violent, where ghosts are both figurative and literal, where bunny aliens are totally normal, and where darkness means drug addiction, zombie apocalypse, grief, cannibalism, and a hitman with OCD. Within the pages of this genre-defying collection, you’ll find an array of short stories, poems, and photographs that plumb the depths of what it means to be human. Each piece has an accompanying miniature or assemblage that brings another fascinating layer to this already unique collection.
Take a journey through the unexpected in We Used to Be Different. It’s more than just another collection of stories, it’s an experience.
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What to expect
Excerpt of My Friends:
Kids’ screams around me fade to a background noise as I approach the tank. Their parents’ calls to slow down or stop doing that become quiet.
I think of them as the soundtrack to my peace.
The low hum of the air conditioner reminds me of my apartment. It’s sparse and undecorated, save the 200-gallon tank against the wall, the plaid couch set facing it, and an old round table with a conch shell in the center.
Every day, after a long day of work, I pour myself a glass of wine, slink into the couch, and watch. Seven discus soothe and breathe life into the small box I can barely afford as they swim in a small school through driftwood.But it’s not enough.
