My life in books

I don't normally write about magazines here, largely because I don't often read magazines, in hard copy or online. But this year there was one quite amazing magazine edition that I had to read, and so I share my feelings about it with you, dear readers.

That magazine edition was, of course, Lightspeed #49, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction, edited by Christie Yant.

Amazing really is the word fir how I felt reading it. A collection of short stories, artwork, flash fiction, essays and personal statements, all written by women, collected and edited and assembled by women... A rare treat. There is so much really good stuff in this, I despair at the thought of naming and describing it all. Among the new work, one story that moved me was Walking Awake by N. K. Jemisin, a searing look at what one woman will sacrifice for the freedom of her people. And to my absolute delight, among the reprints were Knapsack Poems: A Goxhat Travel Journal by Eleanor Arnason and The Cost To Be Wise by Maureen McHugh.

And so much more. Just read it. There's something here for everyone. Support women destroying science fiction.... Because then we can rebuild it to be more inclusive, wider and deeper and better for having more perspectives.