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Vapors, Apparatuses, And Dots is Reily M. Malco’s debut work with Leaf House. It is a lengthy collection featureing over 180 short stories of varying lengths, formats, and styles. The breadth of the work here places it in a category of its own, in many places gracing the reader with tactile prose and in other moments dissolving all the traditional sense of a story. Reily M. Malco received her MFA from the University of Memphis in 2023. Her stories have been published in Ploughshares, Southern Indiana Review, Minnesota Review, Periculum, and commune. Vapor, Apparatuses, And Dots shortlisted the 2025 Story Prize.
“You know you have found a sharp writer with Malco. She can blend so many styles of prose, so many voices of characters, and textures within her texts. I was staggered by the level of diversity in such a new writer. This collection will keep you reading until the last bite.”
--Maggie Nelson
“It’s quite a beefy book filled with boundless ideas. Some are incredible looks into quiet lives. Others are giant chasms of infinite lore. Others are simple rides on the bus. Each story is a different smell in a botanical garden.”
--Lucy Ives
“A beautiful monster of a text.”
--Casey Pycior
“Only a bold bold writer would begin their career with such a debut. This is a writer that mystifies the subject of fiction itself and breaks it down into its essential parts. 10/10 from me.”
--Lucan Hethan
Vapors, Apparatuses, And Dots is Reily M. Malco’s debut work with Leaf House. It is a lengthy collection featureing over 180 short stories of varying lengths, formats, and styles. The breadth of the work here places it in a category of its own, in many places gracing the reader with tactile prose and in other moments dissolving all the traditional sense of a story. Reily M. Malco received her MFA from the University of Memphis in 2023. Her stories have been published in Ploughshares, Southern Indiana Review, Minnesota Review, Periculum, and commune. Vapor, Apparatuses, And Dots shortlisted the 2025 Story Prize.
“You know you have found a sharp writer with Malco. She can blend so many styles of prose, so many voices of characters, and textures within her texts. I was staggered by the level of diversity in such a new writer. This collection will keep you reading until the last bite.”
--Maggie Nelson
“It’s quite a beefy book filled with boundless ideas. Some are incredible looks into quiet lives. Others are giant chasms of infinite lore. Others are simple rides on the bus. Each story is a different smell in a botanical garden.”
--Lucy Ives
“A beautiful monster of a text.”
--Casey Pycior
“Only a bold bold writer would begin their career with such a debut. This is a writer that mystifies the subject of fiction itself and breaks it down into its essential parts. 10/10 from me.”
--Lucan Hethan