Loss Soup and Other Stories

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Exploring themes of loss and memory, the narrative intertwines the lives of a journalist at a surreal Dinner of Loss and various eccentric characters across time and space. A nihilistic sea captain drifts on a plastic sea, while a senile Blackbeard reflects on his past. The failed conquistador Cabeza de Vaca navigates the New World, and a couple in a cabin confront the ghosts of ancient hominids. The story also features the emergence of a legendary beast from a Welsh lake, creating a tapestry of extinction and haunting memories.