I got this slim softcover from Better World Books. It's a collection of short stories featuring the rampantly-growing kudzu vine - often as the danger in the dark plots... [There are photos of actual kudzu-covered buildings as well, just in case some readers aren't familiar with its tendencies!]

Among my favorite stories here:

"Devil's Vine Potion" by Gary H. Miller, in which an old woman uses her herbal knowledge - and a touch of witchcraft - to defend her land against a greedy property developer. [The "devil's vine" of the title is, of course, kudzu.]

Kris H. Light's "Legend of the Kudzu Curse," which postulates a (fictional, but tempting) tale about a sailing ship stranded on a remote Pacific island, where the crew mistreated the natives who helped them and tried to steal their valuable plants.

"The Green Sea" by Tom Powers is a quiet little horror story in which the threat approaches a woman who's dozing in her backyard hammock.

"Botanico" by Michael A. Ward, the longest story in the book, about a slow, eerie transformation. (This one has one of the better endings: "Tell him not to talk to trees. They lie.")

Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.

I left this book in the Little Free Library on this bright, cool day; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in NH here.]

*** Released for the 2021 April Showers/May Flowers challenge. ***

*** Released for the 20 Years of BookCrossing challenge. ***