Dinosaurs on Other Planets

Danielle McLaughlin

2015 • The Stinging Fly Press

I’m drawn to explore characters who find themselves apart from others, apart from the world, for whatever reason; characters who aren’t coping, who are on an edge of some sort, who find the world a strange and frightening place that can only be negotiated with difficulty. I also allow things to be inflicted upon my characters, perhaps as a means of observing how they react under pressure. I say ‘perhaps’ because usually it’s not a thing that I will set out to do as part of a grand scheme at the beginning, it’s just the way the stories tend to unfold.

— Danielle McLaughlin

Short Stories English Language

Dinosaurs on Other Planets

Danielle McLaughlin

2015 • The Stinging Fly Press

I’m drawn to explore characters who find themselves apart from others, apart from the world, for whatever reason; characters who aren’t coping, who are on an edge of some sort, who find the world a strange and frightening place that can only be negotiated with difficulty. I also allow things to be inflicted upon my characters, perhaps as a means of observing how they react under pressure. I say ‘perhaps’ because usually it’s not a thing that I will set out to do as part of a grand scheme at the beginning, it’s just the way the stories tend to unfold.