A Boy Born from Mold and Other Delectable Morsels
A Boy Born from Mold and Other Delectable Morsels is the second book of children's short stories by Lorin Morgan-Richards. Originally published in 2010, Richards's book of gloomy tales pokes fun at the absurdities of life.
Humor
The book is largely compared to Edward Gorey and Tim Burton but characteristically weaves a deeper expression of sentiment not found in his earlier collection.Richards relates how the title story has been perceived by the readers: Some have thought of it as giving insight into some sort of pagan beliefs. One commented it was a metaphor for the Celtic Tree of Life. The little girl upstairs represents an above plane while 'Rune' resides in the below or Otherworld, and the remaining between provides the journey towards consciousness of spirit and self-interconnected. I will not say if these are accurate or intentional in any way, but obviously, the story itself was meant to fascinate adults as well as children, and like one reviewer mentioned, this story is fundamentally about finding oneself.
Further reading reveals Zoog is a vampire who is hiding his allergy to blood and is found staring at a rainbow, while a woman accidentally feeds her 100 cats a sponge instead of cheese, and a man questions his existence only to be mistaken for a garden gnome.
Contents
- A Boy Born from Mold
- Lawrence Little
- The Misanthropic Plunger
- The Cold Pigeon Who Found Comfort in a Mock Owl
- The Cryptic Life of Penny Brown
- The Fruit Bat
- The Finicky Cats
- A Rare Benign Belbow
- Willy Nilleee and the Red-Tailed Squirrel