Sunday Shorts—Rib of Man by Geonn Cannon

Found in Scourge of the Seas of Time (And Space), "Rib of Man" reads like the start of an adventure, and while it did make me wish there was more, that's not meant to be a criticism. We meet a pirate captain heading her crew back to port after what has been a successful streak, …

Sunday Shorts—As Long as it Takes to Make the World by Gabriela Santiago

This story, from People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction, leaves the reader with quite a few questions, but honestly it's done so well I didn't mind not having all the pieces. It's set sometime after the world has ended—destroyed? ruined?—but begins with a small group of farmers who seem to be labouring with technology from …

Friday Flash Fics — Greater Good (Part Seven)

Still behind on Friday Flash Fics, and continue to catch-up. “Greater Good” tells the ongoing story of the other side of “Lesser Evil,” which was was a super-villain story about a telepath named Tristan Edwards, who could not only read minds but could force people to do (and even believe) whatever he wanted them to. That …

Sunday Shorts—Increasing Police Visibility, by Bogi Takács

Oh, Queers Destroy Science Fiction. So many of the stories are frustratingly dark or depressing, and while I can't say "Increasing Police Visibility" is uplifting, it was one of the most clever science fiction stories I've ever read, and I mean that as the highest compliment. It uses actual math, explained through a character who …

State of the ‘Nathan

Hello! I know, I know. This blog has basically been nothing but flash fics and short story reviews for a while now—not that there's anything wrong with that—but today I have actual updates on writing type news, and not only that but it's not one bit of news but two to share with y'all, and …

Sunday Shorts—Walking Awake by N.K. Jemisin

Holy. Flying. Crap. It's possible I walked the dog a few extra blocks—okay, an extra kilometre or three—to get to the end of this short story on audiobook. Women Destroy Science Fiction is freaking magic, and this story is just... wow. N.K. Jemisin sets up a world were it's obvious something has gone very, very …