I love people stories, I love fabulist fiction, and Chuck Augello’s collection The Inexplicable Grey Space We Call Love is an interesting mix of both. These stories explore the human condition, especially grief and fear, through a hint of bizarre. The way I was left hanging on “The Prerogatives of Magic” was infuriatingly satisfying. “In Two” ripped my heart out. I’d normally race through an under-200-pages book like this. But I found myself reading through it slowly, wanting to savor each story before moving on. Every story in this collection is a gem. Consider this a must-read.