Monday, May 4, 2026

Shock But Not Much Awe

It's a bit of a run on sentence, but it certainly has shock value, which I suppose is what you want when you write a novel about the horror show of North Korean life.

"She held the large plastic bucket in front of her as the midwife severed the umbilical cord with a blood-smeared butcher knife before tossing the squirming infant into the pail."

Afterbirth - Linda Chavez

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