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Short Fiction: January 12, 2019
Jan. 12th, 2019 03:59 am“Mother Tongues,” S. Qiouyi Lu; Escape Pod, July 12, 2018
http://escapepod.org/2018/07/12/escape-pod-636-mother-tongues/
The lengths a mother will go to, to give her daughter the best future possible.
“Birthday Girl,” Rachel Swirsky; Uncanny Magazine, September/October 2018, https://uncannymagazine.com/article/birthday-girl/
A vision of life where neurodiversity is accepted and supported, and the reality of what can be lost when it’s not. Deeply moving.
“Light and Death on the Indian Battle Station,” Keyan Bowes; Fireside Fiction, October 2018, https://firesidefiction.com/light-and-death-on-the-indian-battle-station
On a battle station in some future war, where telepaths engage in mortal combat and live or die for their country, a young woman makes a daring journey to save her fallen sister. Lovely reworking of the legend of Princess Savriti.
“Compulsory,’ Martha Wells; Wired, December 17, 2018.
https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-compulsory-martha-wells/
A prequel to the Murderbot Diaries, this serves as welcome, if not precisely essential, background to understanding Murderbot and its world.
“STET,” Sarah Gailey; Fireside Magazine, October 2018
https://firesidefiction.com/stet
Gailey employs an unusual format to explore ethical questions in the programming of Als. The work, however, has a broader and more encompassing scope. A different sort of narrative, but profoundly thought-provoking.
http://escapepod.org/2018/07/12/escape-pod-636-mother-tongues/
The lengths a mother will go to, to give her daughter the best future possible.
“Birthday Girl,” Rachel Swirsky; Uncanny Magazine, September/October 2018, https://uncannymagazine.com/article/birthday-girl/
A vision of life where neurodiversity is accepted and supported, and the reality of what can be lost when it’s not. Deeply moving.
“Light and Death on the Indian Battle Station,” Keyan Bowes; Fireside Fiction, October 2018, https://firesidefiction.com/light-and-death-on-the-indian-battle-station
On a battle station in some future war, where telepaths engage in mortal combat and live or die for their country, a young woman makes a daring journey to save her fallen sister. Lovely reworking of the legend of Princess Savriti.
“Compulsory,’ Martha Wells; Wired, December 17, 2018.
https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-compulsory-martha-wells/
A prequel to the Murderbot Diaries, this serves as welcome, if not precisely essential, background to understanding Murderbot and its world.
“STET,” Sarah Gailey; Fireside Magazine, October 2018
https://firesidefiction.com/stet
Gailey employs an unusual format to explore ethical questions in the programming of Als. The work, however, has a broader and more encompassing scope. A different sort of narrative, but profoundly thought-provoking.
