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Short Fiction Chat
I'm still not reading short fiction at the rate I was pre-baby, but I am reading some, and I have a few recs to share.
First up "The many media hypothesis" by Marissa Lingen What if you's form alternative universes showed up on your social media feeds? As alway Lingen is great at complex family relationships even in this short space. (Content ( Read more... ) -
No Short Fiction Recs This Month
So I've been trying to post some short fiction rec every month, but I had a baby on Oct 14 and have not been in the right mindset to read any short fiction all month. I'm slowly getting a bit more brain for non-baby things so I hope to have recs again next month ( Read more... ) -
Short Fiction Recs: On the Skimpy Side
Well the last month has not been great for my short fiction reading. I have read far fewer stories than I normally do.
Anyways I do have one rec. "A Short History of Migration in Five Fragments of You" by Wole Talabi Content note: Slave trade. This is a mostly historic story with a bit future at the end. I liked how it addresses the impact of the ( Read more... ) -
Short Fiction Recs: Slightly Creepy
Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Wind By Rose Lemberg This the first story form Lemberg’s birdverse that I’ve read. Really enjoyed to complex culture and the family dynamics.
”Ghost Champagne” by Charlie Jane Anders This is bit creepier than what I normal rec, but it totally hit me right in the feels.
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Hugo Awards and WSFS Business Meeting
So Worldcon was this last weekend and the Hugo Awards results were announced. The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) which sets the rules for worldcons and the Hugos also had a meeting to discus changes to how things are done. So I spent a lot of the last few days paying attention to the con ( Read more... ) -
Short Fiction Recs and a Link
It’s time for more short fiction recs. Right now my to read folder is lot emptier than it was this time last month, but I expect it to expand again when August zines come out.
Before I get to my recs I wanted to mention that over at
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My History with Short Fiction
So as long as I've been a reader I've been a reader of SFF but I didn't always love short SFF. I want to talk a bit about my history with short SFF and how I came to enjoy reading and recommending it ( Read more... ) -
I'm on a podcast!
I'm interviewed in the most recent episode of Cabbages and Kings. We talked about immersion and worldbuilding, and I got to geek out a bit about ecology. The episode is 30 minutes long. Go have a listen if you'd like ( Read more... ) -
The Canon
So Renay wrote an excellent essay on the Canon and the pressure to read things by white men. It’s really great and you should go read it ( Read more... ) -
Recent Short Fiction Recs
Well, I feel like I haven't got further behind on my short fiction reading over the last month or so. That feels almost like progress. Here are a couple of things that I read that recommend:
"Forestspirit, Forestspirit" by Bogi Takács Lovely descriptions of forest, cool agender post-human protagonist.
"Let's have a talk" by Xia Jia Xia Jia's ( Read more... )