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February Reads, Part 1

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Ben

Forgiveness, by Leah Cypress (Asimovs February) is a thoughtful and well-characterised YA story of relationship violence, and the impact on the mental state of the victim. It’s a smart, emotionally complicated story. The Sound of Useless Wings by Cecil Castellucci (tor.com) … Continue reading →

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January stats

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Ben

Just in case anyone is interested, a couple of stats. During January, we recorded 213 short stories published in the venues we follow. Of those, I’ve read or partly read 73. The distribution of my scores for the stories I’ve … Continue reading →

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January Reads, Part 3

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Ben

I enjoyed Headwater LLC, by Sequoia Nagamatsu (Lightspeed), a sad fantasy story about a young girl who discovers a group of mythic creatures and winds up being the cause of their enslavement. Gentle and well-characterised, with some nice fantasy touches. … Continue reading →

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January Reads, Part 2

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Ben

The Apartment Dweller’s Bestiary by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld) is a list of imaginary pets, pests and other creatures that share the apartments of people. It’s not so much a story as it is a snapshot of various moments and feelings. … Continue reading →

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January Reads Part 1

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Ben

So it’s the new year! Welcome to 2015, gentle reader. (/s?)   Here are a couple of stories I’ve enjoyed in the very early stages of the year.   Ninety-Five Percent Safe by Caroline Yoachim (Asimovs January) A sad YA-feeling … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 27, 2014 by Ben

*tap tap* Is this blog still working? It’s been a while, right? Is anyone still following it, or did you all lose it when bloglines shut? I’ve suddenly found myself reading short fiction again, after a long break. So I … Continue reading →

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Brave New Love, edited by Paula Guran

Posted on August 24, 2012 by tansyrr

My short story reading has dived badly this year, but that doesn’t mean I’ve given up! In particular there are a bunch of anthologies I’m keen to get through, so I am hoping at least to put a solid list … Continue reading →

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Mondy’s Recommended Reading – May 2012

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Ian Mond

Here we go with my May recommendations.  No commentary, I’m a bit short on time, but I am curious to know what you thought of these stories and what else you liked in May. For May I read from the … Continue reading →

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Mondy’s Recommended Reading – April 2012

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Ian Mond

Apologies for the hiatus.  My Writer and The Critic duties meant that I didn’t read a single short story for two and a bit months. For April, I read from: Apex – April Clarkesworld – April Lightspeed – April Aurealis … Continue reading →

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Cracklescape, Margo Lanagan

Posted on June 7, 2012 by tansyrr

You know what? I haven’t been keeping up. I haven’t read all the regular zines I’ve been meaning to. Not a fraction of them. But what I have read is Cracklescape by Margo Lanagan. And it’s brilliant! I’m in an … Continue reading →

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