Hyperlocal interlinked stories
3 stars
I'm treating this as a more accessible version of Jerusalem by the same author, which is about four times longer.
I did not manage the first short which is written in a simple pidgin to show it is Early Human. It was very hard work.
The others were much easier to read. None are cheerful, and nearly all involved sex and death. Which isn't really a surprise. It does assume knowledge about local history, not all of which I have.