It didn’t take much of an imaginative leap to come up with a big box store that wasn’t there yesterday. Edward Abbey called Phoenix the blob that ate Arizona, and I wondered what kind of magical shop could exist in that environment. But when I lived in Phoenix, Arizona, I saw so much new development gobbling up the desert, and it was all chains and big box stores and none of it was charming. I love the sense that you could turn a corner and come across something magical or at least weird.
And I like weird little shops in real life, too. Van Eekhout: I’ve always liked the “Shop That Wasn’t There Yesterday” trope. What was your starting point or inspiration for the story? Uncanny Magazine: “Big Box” is an interesting examination of the price of magic combined with the experience of shopping at a big box store. “Big Box”-a darkly humorous look at discount-priced magic-is van Eekhout’s first appearance in Uncanny. His novels for young readers include Voyage of the Dogs and the upcoming release, Cog. His novels for adults include Norse Code and California Bones. Greg van Eekhout writes science fiction and fantasy for all ages.
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