Today I read Palomino by Olivier De Beventine. I love everything about this story but I don’t want to say too much as I don’t want to ruin the many surprises!

The story opens with two men discussing their unusual horse. I won’t say any more than that. The more I think about it, the more I wonder if this story is sad, a social commentary, funny, a horror tale… it’s certainly unique anyway and it makes me want to read more stories by this writer.

I read Palomino over on The Strange and the Curious. Go and have a read and come back to tell me what you think in the comments!

Agapanthus and the Crystal Ornamen is Olivier de Beventine‘s latest book.

“Like the idea of reading but can’t be bothered…? This is the book for you. Will lie around anywhere unobtrusively, leaving you to get on with your life. If you do ever pick it up, don’t worry, you’ll not be hooked for precious hours on end. Indeed, the stories are so short, you’ll read five before breakfast, and the whole lot by the time the sun is over the yardarm. Thenceforth, you can congratulate yourself heartily on the swift conclusion of one of your ‘five-a-year’ with the first and subsequent gins of the day. NOT SUITABLE FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE, NOR ACTUAL CHILDREN – A small, illustrated booklet of strange and sensational short story sketches, ideal reading for the W.C. Weird, laughable, absurd; characters include an opportunist octopus, a palomino horse, a diarised father figure, an uninnocently perching puffin, a studioful of dating show participants, and an electric eel.”

Sounds damn good to me.