Gutted by the ending of this slow build Tamsyn Muir story from 2017 on my commute this morning.
https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-woman-in-the-hill/
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#cosmichorror #lovecraftianHorror #shortfictionrecs #Bradbury1000
A fun self-aware subversion of romance tropes for today’s short fiction read rec:
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An older but brilliantly bittersweet story I read for the first time recently for today’s short read rec.
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Todays short fiction read rec is an urban ghost story novelette by the legendary Mary Robinette Kowal in the latest bumper issue of Uncanny:
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Loved this short surreal piece. The concept, the voice/tone of a museum item description - all so great!
https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-seven/four-glass-cubes-item-description
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Wickedly fun and original flash piece for today’s short fiction read rec:
https://thearcanist.io/grannys-spider-d9a61614b933
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#Bradbury1000 #shortfiction #shortstories #shortfictionrecs #flashfiction
I’m currently reading Invisible Planets, a collection of Chinese short science fiction edited and translated by Ken Liu. Today’s short read rec is this fab and unsettling piece by Chen Qiufan:
https://writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/book-club/november-2019-chen-qiufan-陈楸帆/the-year-of-the-rat/
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A madness-tinged fantasy ghost story for today’s short fiction read rec:
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Today’s short read rec is a tricksy take on female safety, cultural and societal expectations and narratives about women, and foxes. CW: sexual assault
https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/fiction/the-tails-that-make-you/
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A thought-provoking read - Utopia and rebellion, enforced growth vs self direction - in today’s short fiction read rec:
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ogden_11_22/
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#Bradbury1000 #shortfiction #shortstories #shortfictionrecs #sffshorts #scifi
A sharp pig-centric revenge fairytale for todays short read rec!
https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/fiction/the-magical-sow/
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Last short read rec of 2022 is Eugenia Triantafyllou’s great story about ancestors, bones and war in the latest issue of The Deadlands:
https://thedeadlands.com/issue-20/harvest/
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A perfect cosmic horror nihilistic kiss off to 2022 in today’s short fiction read rec. Note the trigger warnings and keep yourself safe, stare into brighter abysses if you need.
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Fierce feminist subversion of a Mexican folktale in today’s short fiction read rec:
https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/there-are-no-monsters-on-rancho-buenavista/
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Parenting roles, intergenerational trauma and competing cultural ideas abound in today’s short fiction rec:
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chand_03_22/
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A fast read with a clever framing device for today’s short read rec!
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor’s first collection “So You Want to Be. A Robot?” was one of my fave reads if this year. Each story was energetic, vibrant and full of characterful heart. This story of theirs about an unconventional saving of the world is a great example:
https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-heaven-that-they-never-knew/
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Cozy kaiju vibes in today’s short read rec:
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Today’s short read rec is a surreal take on peace, nonviolent resistance and how not all beautiful things are passive:
https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2022/lisas-garden-by-jennifer-hudak/
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#Bradbury1000 #shortfiction #shortstories #sffshorts #shortfictionrecs
I may have already mentioned I have a soft spot for stories about gods. Especially meddlesome, messy ones. Today’s short fiction read rec is a take on the Hindu creation legend that is funny, modern and made me adore Vishnu.
https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2022/08/15/dont-make-me-come-down-there-by-rajiv-mote/
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