From the Desk of
Alan SmaleDear Readers,

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about … the Plunge.

I learned to swim when I was twelve years old, which means I can still remember what it’s like not to not have that particular skill. To flounder in the water with no clue how to keep myself afloat or make any forward movement. Even once I was a proficient swimmer, I still had difficulty jumping in.

On the edge of the pool I used to say to myself, Just take the Plunge. The water won’t get any warmer while you stand here.

The Plunge takes many forms. I still remember the night before I left England. I had my bags packed, my ticket in hand. Up to that point my entire experience of the United States consisted of a brief visit to Los Angeles, and a half-day layover in Miami after a six-week trip to Chile and Peru. This was during the Pinochet years in Chile, and at the time there was also civil rest in Lima, Peru, with armored cars on every street corner. But somehow Miami felt more dangerous and oppressive to me than either of the South American countries had. I sensed violence there, just below the surface…

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The cover has been revealed for China Mieville’s Three Moments of An Explosion. This forthcoming short-story collection features twenty-eight stories, including twenty-one brand new stories. Three Moments of an Explosion is on-sale August 4, 2015.

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