Critics Rave
Critical Acclaim
In an age of fakes, decoys, and lifeless imitations, the stellar originality of Bart Stewart's Tales of Real and Dream Worlds is like a shot of divine ichor in the carotid artery of a wonder-bled world. Ranging from the whimsical to the weird to the outright horrific, the finely crafted stories of this debut collection demonstrate a keen insight into not only the human condition, but into the inhuman and nonhuman conditions as well. For readers with a penchant for the darkly miraculous and the mysteriously surreal, Tales of Real and Dream Worlds is positively guaranteed to please.
-- Robin Spriggs, Author of Wondrous Strange: Tales of the Uncanny
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I read a lot of short stories, and even years after reading it, I still think about The Jingle. Stewart's writing is that memorable - witty, smart, and craftfully constructed. The Jingle was, in my opinion, one of the best stories we selected in the decade we published.
-- Penny Talbert
Editor, The Circle Magazine, Wernersville, PA
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Bart Stewart is a compelling new voice on the literary scene. In Tales of Real and Dream Worlds, he carefully straddles the line between serious, insightful storytelling and darkly comic, almost noir humor. The reader is quickly caught up in Stewart's vision. His descriptions come across with vivid accuracy. His use of language and literary device would hold up even if a storyline never developed. However, that isn't an issue as Stewart guides the reader from set-up to conclusion with interesting plotlines.
--Ace Boggess, author of DISPLACED HOURS (www.gattopublishing.com)
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"Tales of Real and Dream Worlds," local author Bart Stewart's first book, is an entertaining and chilling short story collection.
-- John L. Smith , columnist, Las Vegas Review Journal, Nov. 24th 2006
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The Statuary Cats! Too scary to read at night!
-- Ginger Bruner, KUNV, Las Vegas
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