Magical realism quiz

If a little boy at your local farmers’ market suddenly sprouted a curly pig’s tail, what would you do? Would you:

a) Call an ambulance / call the media / call the police? [you are probably not in a genre novel]

b) Wave your magic wand, call your dragon-steed, and fly to a place where little boys only ever sprouted lovely peacocks’ tails and never pigs’ tails? [you are in a fantasy novel]

c) Think, “that’s odd,” then ask a nearby stall-holder if chilli peppers are back in season? [you are in a magical realism novel]

I was invited by the lovely Laura at The Book Tree to write a guest post on her blog. So I did a little metaphorical head-scratching, then came up with a theme I wanted to share. To whit: life, my friends, is a magical realism novel. And you can read it here.

Naomi Bulger

Naomi Bulger is an Australian journalist who moved to New York for adventure and found love instead. She now lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her new family.

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