Short Stories 366:104 — “Listen,” by Karin Tidbeck

The second of the two reprints in Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction, "Listen" is both haunting and one of the few stories in the collection that left me angry (albeit in a good way, and with the full intent of the narrative, I believe). We meet Mika, a young translator who has—by virtue of his …

Short Stories 366:97 — “By Degrees and Dilatory Time,” by SL Huang

In case it's not clear by this point, I have adored my journey through Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction, and really suggest you pick up a copy if you haven't already. This short story, the first of two reprints in the collection, is a perfect example of why. We meet a man as he faces …

Short Stories 366:90 — “This Will Not Happen To You,” by Melissa Lingen

This very short piece packs one heck of a punch. It's a single character voice, speaking out to the reader (as "you"), and there's a kind of low-level fury throughout that I frankly loved. Basically, this is one person explaining what happened to them, but it's framed throughout as a "but don't worry, it could …

Short Stories 366:83 — “Disconnect,” by Fran Wilde

Oh wow, this story. First, I need to mention that I had multiple visceral reactions to this story, which involves a woman with a disability that involves her bones randomly teleporting out of her body and existing elsewhere (like, in orbit of Mars elsewhere), who uses a particularly modified Faraday cage and a process she …

Short Stories 366:69 — “A House by the Sea” by P. H. Lee

I hadn't read Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas in a really, really long time, so it took me a few paragraphs into this piece by Lee from Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction before it clicked what I was reading. The tone is excellently done—Lee uses a similar style and creates a …

Short Stories 366:62 — “Abigail Dreams of Weather,” by Stu West

I can sometimes struggle with limited point of view when it's from the perspective of characters who aren't exposed to the larger story of what's going on, but in this case, Stu West's "Abigail Dreams of Weather," from Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction, I found it really worked. We join a group of kids in …