Artificial Things Author:Karen Joy Fowler A collection of short stories from the award-winning author of SARAH CANARY. Including "Praxis", the story about a theater where the real and unreal collide; "The Poplar Street Study", Fowler's darkly comic account of an alien invasion; and "The Gates of Ghosts", in which a child journeys to a strange and deadly world, this anthology has 13 stor... more »ies: The Lake Was Full of Artificial Things -- The Poplar Street Study -- Face Value -- The Dragon's Head -- The War of the Roses -- Contention --Recalling Cinderella -- Other Planes -- The Gate of Ghosts -- The Bog People -- Wild Boys: Variations on a Theme -- The View from Venus -- Praxis.« less