De Lint is a prolific writer of short stories. Most of them take place in urban settings, especially fictional Newford, a place where magic mixes with modern urban life.
These stories often feature unusual people such as Zoe Brill, whose ability to heal others sets her apart. Lesbianism, touched on in "Small Deaths," is touched on elsewhere in de Lint's fiction, notably in "Bird Bones and Wood Ash" (1995), in which the.....
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