2022/118: The Book of the Dead

2022/118: The Book of the Dead — edited by Jared Shurin

The candy itself is vat-mixed, poured onto cold slabs, and then into molds, hot squares solidifying, soft but slightly resistant, texturally similar to a shoulderblade kissed through a chiffon dress. [p.271: 'Bit-U-Men', Maria Dahvana Headley]

An anthology of stories about mummies, featuring a mix of well-known and new contributors, and with an introduction by John J. Johnston of the Egypt Exploration Society ('the UK's oldest independent funder of archaeological fieldwork and research in Egypt, dedicated to the promotion and understanding of ancient Egyptian history and culture').( Read more... )