batty

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The story “After the Haiku Period,” about batty twin sisters who lay siege to a slaughterhouse, reprises the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“A Working Man” opens with a batty pastiche of bullets and buzz saws, parachutes and cranes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Now, Cronin is looming over us again with another apocalyptic novel, this one more batty than vampiric.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

The hostel’s ancient, out-of-tune piano, missing many keys, drove us all batty, but it’s one of the charms of the place.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

When Simon was still silent Ralph said curtly, "You're batty."

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding