A review by leigh_ann_15_deaf
Tripping the Tale Fantastic: Weird Fiction by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers by Tonya Marie Stremlau, Kristen Harmon, Michael R. Collings, Marsha Graham, Willy Conley, Daniel Crosby, Brighid Meredith, Jacob Waring, David Langford, A.M. Matte, Kris Ashton, Christopher Jon Heuer, Lilah Katcher, Kristen Ringman, Joanne Yee, Kelsey M. Young, John Lee Clark, Bobby Cox, Raymond Luczak, Maverick Smith

5.0

Deaf reader reviewing books with deaf characters. 

This is an anthology of stories, most of which contain a deaf character. I have no complaints, and why would I when all these stories are by deaf or hard of hearing authors? 

Titles with explicitly deaf characters are: 

“The Meaning, not the Words” by Kristen Ringman
“The Ear” by Willy Conley
“Family Dog” by Raymond Luczak
“The Vibrating Mouth” by John Lee Clark
“The Job” by Maverick Smith
“The Climax” by Tonya Maria Stremlau
“In the Haunted Darkness” by Michael R. Collins
“Spirit Box” by Kristen Harmon
“Understanding” Kelsey M. Young
“Online Dating” by Daniel Crosby

Other titles metaphorize deafness, such as “Hearing Aid” by David Langford and “Rui’s Story” by Bobby Cox and Joanne Yee. 

I also enjoyed the stories with no deaf characters. 

 Link to ranked list of deaf characters in fiction:  https://modcast.blog/2022/12/17/ranked-deaf-characters-in-fiction/