SALMON
Sebastian Castillo
2023
Shabby Doll House
A young poet travels to a mysterious country named SALMON to escape “the dailiness of life” but his plan is thwarted by derelict trains, ambivalent pirates, and a deity-like mushroom that seems to disappear the world one object at a time.
Sebastian Castillo’s madcap, surreal novella, SALMON is a modern picaresque for the back pocket.
"Broken-down time machine-esque. Feels like it was written any time in the past or future 100 years." - Mark Leidner
"Sebastian Castillo's writing is surprising, charming and formally innovative." - Chelsea Hodson
“Peculiar… ambitious… a compelling voice” - Ottessa Moshfegh