Two books, part 1: A Cup of Smoke

So I have two books that I'd like to share about. One is A Cup of Smoke, which I've mentioned before--a collection of short stories and poetry by Rachel Manija Brown. The other is The Other Half of the Sky, a collection of short stories featuring competent women in outer space, edited by Athena Andreadis. I'm dipping into both volumes, and I thought I'd share my findings as a way of encouraging you to give them a try, too.

From A Cup of Smoke, I decided to read the title story first. From The...