{"id":11594,"date":"2018-04-30T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=11594"},"modified":"2018-04-29T21:58:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T01:58:23","slug":"review-blanky-by-kealan-patrick-burke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-blanky-by-kealan-patrick-burke\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Blanky by Kealan Patrick Burke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-blanky-by-kealan-patrick-burke\/blanky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blanky.jpg?fit=317%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"317,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blanky\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blanky.jpg?fit=317%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blanky.jpg?resize=234%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blanky.jpg?resize=234%2C350&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blanky.jpg?w=317&amp;ssl=1 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 85vw, 234px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blanky-Kealan-Patrick-Burke\/dp\/1977550444\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1524626843&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Blanky+kealan&amp;dpID=41-xSdBKUeL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Blanky\u00a0<\/em>by Kealan Patrick Burke<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>CreateSpace (September 2017)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>80 pages; $6.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankMErrington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Michaels Errington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love the tagline on the cover of Kealan Patrick Burke&#8217;s new novella, <em>Blanky: \u201c<\/em>The gift that keeps on living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s the opening, one that immediately draws the reader into the story:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You say you can&#8217;t imagine what it must be like to lose a child.<\/p>\n<p>Let me make it easy for you.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the beginning of the end of your world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What follows is a story I&#8217;d compare to having the rug ripped out from under your feet again and again, as a baby blanket picked up at a flea market seemingly goes on a killing spree.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being a great storyteller, Kealan Patrick Burke is a true word craftsman, filling his story with gems like these:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>The light through the partially open blinds was, like me, feeble and gray.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stayed at the bar until the choice was removed and the drinks stopped coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRed and yellow leaves tussled across the grass that was one rain shy of needing a haircut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Blanky<\/em> effectively blurs the line between grief and insanity and is a read I would definitely recommend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blanky\u00a0by Kealan Patrick Burke CreateSpace (September 2017) 80 pages; $6.99 paperback; $2.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Frank Michaels Errington I love the tagline on the cover of Kealan Patrick Burke&#8217;s new novella, Blanky: \u201cThe gift that keeps on living.\u201d And then there&#8217;s the opening, one that immediately draws the reader into the story: You say you can&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-blanky-by-kealan-patrick-burke\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: Blanky by Kealan Patrick 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