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Fetty on the Switches<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by David Simmons<\/strong>
\nClash Books (June 30, 2026) <\/strong>\"Fetty
\nReviewed by Adam Allen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

David Simmons is a rising star in horror fiction, and in Fetty on the Switches, Simmons shows readers the wide range of emotions, fears, and humanity he is capable of conjuring in his stories. This is an incendiary, disturbing, funny, and raw collection that you will not leave unscathed. And if you\u2019re like me, you will put this book down as a newly minted David Simmons fan. This is not easy to digest; it will gross you out, make you think, and make you laugh, sometimes all on the same page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simmons\u2019 beloved Baltimore is the sun that centers and energizes all of his stories. And just like the sun, it makes life possible, but if you don\u2019t respect it or have proper protection, it can also kill you, quickly and quietly. The title itself is a nod to some of those dangers, with \u201cFetty\u201d being a slang term for Fentanyl, and “switches” referring to the device you can put on a handgun to turn it into an automatic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The stories range from the absurd, like \u201cGlock Dookie,\u201d a titular story that is downright Kafka-esque, to grounded and all too human, like \u201cArchipelago\u201d and \u201cLove in the Time of Fentanyl,\u201d but are tied together by themes of poverty, race, class, and both the desperation and hope that can be found in the darkest of places.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGlock Dookie\u201d, a title that probably makes you smirk a little, is my favorite short story that I\u2019ve read this year and joins the pantheon of the best literature taking place inside a prison. I was amazed at how much understanding, humor, and pathos Simmons puts into this story. Oh, and one of the main characters is a ten-foot-tall gall wasp.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGigi\u2019s Hands\u201d is another standout, in which the main character has to consume the hands of their grandmother, almost like a drug, in order to get through the day. The good news is those hands grow back, like a salamander’s after being snapped off. \u201cWhole Time\u201d is another story that blends fantastic social commentary on how governments and capitalism have poisoned and destroyed entire communities, and the strange parasitic relationship that can develop when those same agencies provide relief through money or services.<\/span><\/p>\n

As someone who grew up in the same Baltimore\/Washington area, so many of the stories, slang, and places were very familiar (\u201cThe Death of Sean Taylor,\u201d which revolves around the true death of a Washington football player, especially hit hard as a Commanders fan myself), but the aspirations, hurt, and emotion in this book will appeal universally. Simmons is truly a talent to watch, and between this collection and last year\u2019s <\/span>Eradicator<\/span><\/i>, David Simmons is writing some of the most exciting transgressive horror out right now.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It\u2019s dark, holds no punches, and it will leave you breathless and reeling. But if you want to be on the ground level for a major new talent in horror, you absolutely need this book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fetty on the Switches by David Simmons Clash Books (June 30, 2026) Reviewed by Adam Allen David Simmons is a rising star in horror fiction, and in Fetty on the Switches, Simmons shows readers the wide range of emotions, fears, and humanity he is capable of conjuring in his stories. This is an incendiary, disturbing, … Continue Reading! “Review: Fetty on the Switches by David Simmons”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[80],"tags":[3663,3685,79],"class_list":["post-20861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-adam-allen","tag-david-simmons","tag-reviews"],"yoast_head":"\nReview: Fetty on the Switches by David Simmons - 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