Is this real? Do strange things happen to everyone else, or do they just happen to me? Take a peek into what happens when the world just doesn't feel right. When the unexplained happens. Diverse, suspenseful, and intense stories mainly starring mixed-race females, fill The Strange and the Beautiful.

The Strange and the Beautiful is a collection of six short stories written by Natsumi Bailey. It is her debut collection.

This collection includes:

• Dead People Don't Wear Shoes
• The Conservatory
• That Slow, Subtle Change That Occurred so Invisibly You Don't Even Know When it Happened, or The Wrangled Mind
• The Chiropractor
• Nothing to Lose
• Harvest