Trigger Warning (2015)

Trigger Warning is a collection of short fiction and verse by Neil Gaiman. It was first published in the United States in 2015 by William Morrow. The title is a reference to the concept of trigger warnings, originally intended to warn victims of sexual abuse or other trauma about potentially graphic content, and its recent prominence in contemporary discourse. In his introduction to the book, Neil Gaiman considers the question of whether stories should be considered "safe spaces", and, concluding that they should not, warns readers that the stories in this collection may disturb them.

Most of the stories in the book are reprints from other sources, such as magazines and anthologies, but "Black Dog", a new short story sequel to American Gods featuring its main character, Shadow, was purpose-written for this collection.

The book won the Locus Award for Best Collection in 2016.

Contents

Introduction

Making a Chair

A Lunar Labyrinth

The Thing About Cassandra

Down to a Sunless Sea

"The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains"

My Last Landlady

Adventure Story

Orange

A Calendar of Tales

The Case of Death and Honey

The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury

Jerusalem

Click-Clack the Rattlebag

An Invocation of Incuriosity

"And Weep, Like Alexander"

Nothing O'Clock

Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale

The Return of the Thin White Duke

Feminine Endings

Observing the Formalities

The Sleeper and the Spindle

Witch Work

In Relig Odhråin

Black Dog