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Short Story Round-Up #6
Dec. 22nd, 2015 07:33 pmMore short stories!
“eNGAGEMENT," Richard Oduor Oduku, Jan 15, 2015, Jalada
http://jalada.org/2015/01/15/engagement-by-richard-oduor-oduku/
A young plugged-in Nairobi resident explores love, sex, illusion and desire in a wired and virtual world.
"Blue Monday," Laurie Penny, Oct 22, 2015, Motherboard
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/blue-monday
A woman who only wants to retrieve her cat uncovers the extremes of manipulative callousness to which the establishment will go in its goal of controlling the people. Chilling cautionary fable.
“Who Will Greet You At Home," Lesly Nneka Arimah, Oct 26, 2015, The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/26/who-will-greet-you-at-home
In a world of women who choose what materials to create their daughters from - clay, twigs, porcelain - and their mothers bring these babies to life with blessings, Ogechi, at odds with her own mother, struggles to find the right substance to use for her child. Powerful and disturbing.
"So Much Cooking," Naomi Kritzer, Nov. 2015, Clarkesworld
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_11_15/
The progress of an influenza epidemic, from early warning through the shut-down of a city and growing scarcity, and its effects on one family, is told through a series of foodie blog posts. Effective and moving reminder of how close the middle class urban world is to the loss of all the plenty and convenience we have come to take for granted.
"Last Wave," Ivor W. Hartmann, Jan 15, 2015, Jalada
http://jalada.org/2015/01/15/last-wave-by-ivor-w-hartmann/
The last words of the last human to live amid the ecological nightmare that the Earth has become land five million years later on unexpected ears. The narrative sets up an interesting plot twist but is somewhat lacking in depth.
“The Monkey House," Tade Thompson, Mar 5, 2015, Omenana Issue 2
http://omenana.com/2015/03/05/the-monkey-house/
An office worker in Lagos begins to see things around the office that should not be there. Unsettling story built around a Nigerian folk tale.
