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Uncanny Magazine #33
Uncanny Magazine Issue 33: March/April 2020
The March/April 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.
Featuring new fiction by Kelly Robson, Alix E. Harrow, Christopher Caldwell, Nicole Kornher-Stace, L. Tu, and Natalia Theodoridou. Reprint fiction by Rebecca Roanhorse. Essays by Suzanne Walker, Michi Trota, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and John Wiswell, poetry by Beth Cato, Millie Ho, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, and Eva Papasoulioti, interviews with Alix E. Harrow and Natalia Theodoridou by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Galen Dara, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Elsa Sjunneson.
Featuring new fiction by Kelly Robson, Alix E. Harrow, Christopher Caldwell, Nicole Kornher-Stace, L. Tu, and Natalia Theodoridou. Reprint fiction by Rebecca Roanhorse. Essays by Suzanne Walker, Michi Trota, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and John Wiswell, poetry by Beth Cato, Millie Ho, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, and Eva Papasoulioti, interviews with Alix E. Harrow and Natalia Theodoridou by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Galen Dara, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Elsa Sjunneson.
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First published March 3, 2020
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Lynne M. Thomas
105 books223 followersIn my day job, I am the Head of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Rare Book and Manuscript Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the largest public university rare book collections in the country. I used to manage pop culture special collections that include the papers of over 70 SF/F authors at Northern Illinois University. I also teach a Special Collections course as an adjunct in the iSchool at Illinois, and used to do so at SJSU.
I'm an eleven-time Hugo Award winner, the Co-Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Uncanny Magazine with my husband Michael Damian Thomas. The former Editor-in-Chief of Apex Magazine (2011-2013), I co-edited the Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords, Whedonistas, and Chicks Dig Comics. I moderated the Hugo-Award winning SF Squeecast and contribute to the Verity! Podcast. You can learn more about my shenanigans at lynnemthomas.com.
I'm an eleven-time Hugo Award winner, the Co-Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Uncanny Magazine with my husband Michael Damian Thomas. The former Editor-in-Chief of Apex Magazine (2011-2013), I co-edited the Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords, Whedonistas, and Chicks Dig Comics. I moderated the Hugo-Award winning SF Squeecast and contribute to the Verity! Podcast. You can learn more about my shenanigans at lynnemthomas.com.
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February 21, 2021
Review only for two stories in this issue.
So You Want to Be a Honeypot by Kelly Robson
(spy fiction 👄 read February 12, 2021)
A naughty spy story.
When Vasilisa was a girl, she wanted to be a sniper. For undisclosed reasons this didn’t work out. Instead, she gets recruited for a new program. She and five others get trained to become honeypots. Spies who seduce the enemy in order to gather information.
Turns out the life of a spy isn’t that exciting and Vasilisa, who now goes by the name Claudia, and her friends soon grow bored of luring Americans into relationships. But then things take a turn, and they receive orders to kill someone. The problem? It is one of their own.
This story is a little light on plot, but rich in atmosphere. The different settings across Europe (mainly Germany) are interesting, and it is a very naughty tale. Seduction, sex, friendship. With a little more of a plot this could have been great.
3.5 stars
Can be read for free here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/s...
I listened to the Uncanny Magazine Podcast. This story is included in episode #33A. It starts at 11:34 and is roughly 34 minutes long. The narration by Joy Piedmont wasn’t great. But she does have a nice speaking voice.
Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace
(crime / sci fi 🚓 read February 17, 2021)
A getaway driver gets caught in a time loop during a heist. Somehow this seems to be related to a mysterious artifact they are trying to steal, and which they can’t seem to keep in one piece.
This was an entertaining enough story, sometimes even being quite funny when things are repeatedly going wrong and the robbers just can’t seem to make this heist work. Ultimately, though, the whole thing is going nowhere really.
2.5 – 3 stars
Can be read for free here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/g...
Once again, I listened to the podcast. The story is included in episode #33B. It starts at 8:43 and is roughly 28 minutes long. The narration by Erika Ensign was good.
So You Want to Be a Honeypot by Kelly Robson
(spy fiction 👄 read February 12, 2021)
A naughty spy story.
When Vasilisa was a girl, she wanted to be a sniper. For undisclosed reasons this didn’t work out. Instead, she gets recruited for a new program. She and five others get trained to become honeypots. Spies who seduce the enemy in order to gather information.
Turns out the life of a spy isn’t that exciting and Vasilisa, who now goes by the name Claudia, and her friends soon grow bored of luring Americans into relationships. But then things take a turn, and they receive orders to kill someone. The problem? It is one of their own.
This story is a little light on plot, but rich in atmosphere. The different settings across Europe (mainly Germany) are interesting, and it is a very naughty tale. Seduction, sex, friendship. With a little more of a plot this could have been great.
3.5 stars
Can be read for free here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/s...
I listened to the Uncanny Magazine Podcast. This story is included in episode #33A. It starts at 11:34 and is roughly 34 minutes long. The narration by Joy Piedmont wasn’t great. But she does have a nice speaking voice.
Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace
(crime / sci fi 🚓 read February 17, 2021)
A getaway driver gets caught in a time loop during a heist. Somehow this seems to be related to a mysterious artifact they are trying to steal, and which they can’t seem to keep in one piece.
This was an entertaining enough story, sometimes even being quite funny when things are repeatedly going wrong and the robbers just can’t seem to make this heist work. Ultimately, though, the whole thing is going nowhere really.
2.5 – 3 stars
Can be read for free here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/g...
Once again, I listened to the podcast. The story is included in episode #33B. It starts at 8:43 and is roughly 28 minutes long. The narration by Erika Ensign was good.
February 9, 2021
Total average rating for three stories:
"If You Want to Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough" by L. Tu. ****
It's about genocide and colonialism, removal of identities and indoctrination. I really, really want to talk to the author on how they got the inspiration. I feel like I should know.
Can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/i...
"Georgie in the Sun" by Natalia Theodoridou **
Vlad Tepes in space. Did not work for me. Nice try, though.
"The Sycamore and the Sybil" by Alix E. Harrow ***
Maybe I should have liked it more but I just did not find anything fresh from the vengeance-themed story. Harrow is always good with her prose - no complaint from me in that department - but I expected a more exciting plot/conclusion.
"If You Want to Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough" by L. Tu. ****
It's about genocide and colonialism, removal of identities and indoctrination. I really, really want to talk to the author on how they got the inspiration. I feel like I should know.
Can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/i...
"Georgie in the Sun" by Natalia Theodoridou **
Vlad Tepes in space. Did not work for me. Nice try, though.
"The Sycamore and the Sybil" by Alix E. Harrow ***
Maybe I should have liked it more but I just did not find anything fresh from the vengeance-themed story. Harrow is always good with her prose - no complaint from me in that department - but I expected a more exciting plot/conclusion.
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September 24, 2021It’s like each woman doing what she can until one day, somehow, it is enough.
WELL, GOSH. I'm shook, to be quite honest. I have found a new author to adore. Alix E. Harrow's The Sycamore and the Sybil is utterly captivating. You can feel the sisterhood and solidarity running through every word and the prose is simply lush.
Totally, totally recommend.
WELL, GOSH. I'm shook, to be quite honest. I have found a new author to adore. Alix E. Harrow's The Sycamore and the Sybil is utterly captivating. You can feel the sisterhood and solidarity running through every word and the prose is simply lush.
Totally, totally recommend.
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July 7, 2020Not a review. Includes my poem “Other Worlds to Save.”
October 25, 2025
I read "The Sycamore and The Sybil" by Alix E. Harrow.
Seemingly an extension of The Once and Future Witches, this story examines the powerlessness of women, but what if they had the words to change things? It was such a cool concept, and I absolutely loved how the female characters in the story were able to change things to their benefit.
The story can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/t...
Seemingly an extension of The Once and Future Witches, this story examines the powerlessness of women, but what if they had the words to change things? It was such a cool concept, and I absolutely loved how the female characters in the story were able to change things to their benefit.
The story can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/t...
January 15, 2024
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix Harrow and If You Want to Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough by L. Tu were outstanding. I enjoyed the hell out of Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace (also heard on LeVar Burton Reads)!
So You Want to be a Honeypot was just so-so for me.
So You Want to be a Honeypot was just so-so for me.
February 11, 2022
I just read The Sybil and the Sycamore by Alix E. Harrow available here https://uncannymagazine.com/article/t...
Very good, usual themes for her, a witch-feminist tale of a woman who turned into a tree to escape abuse but that does not end there, does it?
Very very good writing, plenty of highlights for me. And I loved loved Minnie, the owl. But if there is a but, the big bad wolves are a bit two dimensional, too convenient, everything resolved very fast.
"(If you’re wondering why a woman would trade her limbs and her beating heart for a little slice of safety, well—maybe you’re young. Maybe the world has changed. Maybe you’re dumb as a moss-eaten stump.)"
"It’s the same bargain we’ve been making for centuries, one way or another: give up your life in order to keep living."
"Wolves don’t hunt deer for their looks."
"But when you can’t do what you want, you do what you can."
Very good, usual themes for her, a witch-feminist tale of a woman who turned into a tree to escape abuse but that does not end there, does it?
Very very good writing, plenty of highlights for me. And I loved loved Minnie, the owl. But if there is a but, the big bad wolves are a bit two dimensional, too convenient, everything resolved very fast.
"(If you’re wondering why a woman would trade her limbs and her beating heart for a little slice of safety, well—maybe you’re young. Maybe the world has changed. Maybe you’re dumb as a moss-eaten stump.)"
"It’s the same bargain we’ve been making for centuries, one way or another: give up your life in order to keep living."
"Wolves don’t hunt deer for their looks."
"But when you can’t do what you want, you do what you can."
February 3, 2021
The Sycamore and the Sybil
Absolutely loved this story. A very enjoyable take on witches in fantastic prose.
Absolutely loved this story. A very enjoyable take on witches in fantastic prose.
December 24, 2021
Rating :3.5
I read Sybil and the Sycamore by Alix E. Harrow. The writing was beautiful, as is expected of Harrow, and the story is nice.
I read Sybil and the Sycamore by Alix E. Harrow. The writing was beautiful, as is expected of Harrow, and the story is nice.
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August 23, 2021⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- for Georgie in the Sun only.
Eerie, blurry time-skip space/vampire story with tragic-romantic elements and a fixation on indecision and time. So clever and artsy.
- for Georgie in the Sun only.
Eerie, blurry time-skip space/vampire story with tragic-romantic elements and a fixation on indecision and time. So clever and artsy.
May 17, 2020
Me temo que Harrow y yo no nos acabamos de entender. Hay algo en sus historias que me hace pensar que ya lo he leído antes, pero no sé qué es. Tómese esto como una reseña totalmente subjetiva porque soy muy consciente de que esto es solo mi percepción.
May 20, 2020
A free short story about a woman who turned herself into a tree to escape a man, and the freedom she finds. An interesting take on witches!
September 5, 2025
The first story was a dnf. I care so little for New York and stories long and short are so oversaturated with this setting that I get the ick just seeing the name pop up. I did try and found out this story is told in 2nd person as if I, the reader, am New York. Hate that more than anything else.
The second story is pretty good but I'm a bit confused why it's in this magazine. There was nothing speculative about it. Still, a pretty good time.
The third story was a dnf too. I'm starting to think starling house was a one hit wonder.
I skipped the author interview because I don't care.
The fourth story was a dnf as well. Took too long for anything to happen and the writing wasn't anything special either.
Five: love me a time loop story and this one was well done. That ending too, wow.
Six: so fucking good. I'd love to read more from this author.
Seven: I was having a great time until the ending where the author clearly couldn't decide where to go so he gave us everything and thus nothing. Your job as an author is to make a decision and present it to us, and it's our job as the reader to use our imagination to think up better endings if we're dissatisfied. Now you've handed your job over to us and I refuse to choose one of these shitty endings.
His bio mentions he's also written an interactive novel, which explains so much. He has a great imagination and I loved the premise of this short story, but he's clearly too indecisive to write.
There's also an author interview that explains the reasoning. Didn't work for me.
Other worlds to save is the best poem in this magazine. The others were fine.
The John Wiswell essay was so good it made me mad about a franchise I rarely interact with and know next to nothing about. (I read one Shuri novel.) Fuck these new writers and justice for Xavier!
Suzanne Walker does the same with The Witcher. I was vaguely aware of its existence and fans fawning over Geralt but that's about it. And now I want it to be better than it was! Excellent essay.
I don't remember Buffy the vampire slayer as well as I thought I did. I have no idea who Warren is, even now that I've got the plot synopsis from this essay, but I remember Xavier and I know he's awful, though I don't remember if that was my own conclusion when I watched the show some 8 or 9 years ago or if someone explained it to me. So essentially the author achieves a similar thing to the previously mentioned essays, except I do have a basic understanding of the thing she's discussing and I was already invested in the premise before reading. I certainly remember all the Spike-related stuff.
For non-US readers it is confusing when she suddenly talks about Warren 2020 as if that's supposed to mean anything to me, especially considering the essay is about a character named Warren. I had to google to figure out (remember?) that Elizabeth Warren had a presidential campaign.
This essay feels even more relevant today than in 2020.
The star trek essay lost me. I thought Spock and Kirk were the same person (blended in my head to Captain Spork). It's a dnf.
Harvest (sorry, I read the later stuff out of order, the 8th story) was also a dnf. I found the sapphic monster romance of my dreams (in But not too bold) and this one was too gross for me.
The second story is pretty good but I'm a bit confused why it's in this magazine. There was nothing speculative about it. Still, a pretty good time.
The third story was a dnf too. I'm starting to think starling house was a one hit wonder.
I skipped the author interview because I don't care.
The fourth story was a dnf as well. Took too long for anything to happen and the writing wasn't anything special either.
Five: love me a time loop story and this one was well done. That ending too, wow.
Six: so fucking good. I'd love to read more from this author.
Seven: I was having a great time until the ending where the author clearly couldn't decide where to go so he gave us everything and thus nothing. Your job as an author is to make a decision and present it to us, and it's our job as the reader to use our imagination to think up better endings if we're dissatisfied. Now you've handed your job over to us and I refuse to choose one of these shitty endings.
His bio mentions he's also written an interactive novel, which explains so much. He has a great imagination and I loved the premise of this short story, but he's clearly too indecisive to write.
There's also an author interview that explains the reasoning. Didn't work for me.
Other worlds to save is the best poem in this magazine. The others were fine.
The John Wiswell essay was so good it made me mad about a franchise I rarely interact with and know next to nothing about. (I read one Shuri novel.) Fuck these new writers and justice for Xavier!
Suzanne Walker does the same with The Witcher. I was vaguely aware of its existence and fans fawning over Geralt but that's about it. And now I want it to be better than it was! Excellent essay.
I don't remember Buffy the vampire slayer as well as I thought I did. I have no idea who Warren is, even now that I've got the plot synopsis from this essay, but I remember Xavier and I know he's awful, though I don't remember if that was my own conclusion when I watched the show some 8 or 9 years ago or if someone explained it to me. So essentially the author achieves a similar thing to the previously mentioned essays, except I do have a basic understanding of the thing she's discussing and I was already invested in the premise before reading. I certainly remember all the Spike-related stuff.
For non-US readers it is confusing when she suddenly talks about Warren 2020 as if that's supposed to mean anything to me, especially considering the essay is about a character named Warren. I had to google to figure out (remember?) that Elizabeth Warren had a presidential campaign.
This essay feels even more relevant today than in 2020.
The star trek essay lost me. I thought Spock and Kirk were the same person (blended in my head to Captain Spork). It's a dnf.
Harvest (sorry, I read the later stuff out of order, the 8th story) was also a dnf. I found the sapphic monster romance of my dreams (in But not too bold) and this one was too gross for me.
December 15, 2020
I'm using this entry for Alix E. Harrow’s “The Sycamore and the Sybil”.
I was unfamiliar, before reading this short story, of Daphne from Greek mythology. This story takes that tale as it's primary ingredient and throws in some "Little Red Riding Hood" with a bit of what I am starting to consider as Alix E. Harrow's signature twist: witches. Harrow also takes the opportunity to show off her prose here as well. While I enjoyed the narrative what really brought me in was the prose. It is what stands out the most in her works to me (so far at least). Her prose simply captivates me every time and I look forward to her upcoming releases.
I was unfamiliar, before reading this short story, of Daphne from Greek mythology. This story takes that tale as it's primary ingredient and throws in some "Little Red Riding Hood" with a bit of what I am starting to consider as Alix E. Harrow's signature twist: witches. Harrow also takes the opportunity to show off her prose here as well. While I enjoyed the narrative what really brought me in was the prose. It is what stands out the most in her works to me (so far at least). Her prose simply captivates me every time and I look forward to her upcoming releases.
December 26, 2022
Only read Harrow's "The Sycamore and the Sybil".
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/artic...
I've found a new favorite author. Such gorgeous evocative prose.
It wasn’t fair that we were always the ones who had to lose, to change, to become-something-else. To give ourselves up. It wasn’t fair that all we had in our defense were these few, desperate magics that hurt no one but ourselves.
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/artic...
I've found a new favorite author. Such gorgeous evocative prose.
It wasn’t fair that we were always the ones who had to lose, to change, to become-something-else. To give ourselves up. It wasn’t fair that all we had in our defense were these few, desperate magics that hurt no one but ourselves.
January 30, 2025
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E Harrow
I can see so much of Once and Future Witches in this story. It was a great read and classic gorgeous prose that I expect from Harrow. However, not my favorite because so many of the concepts feel familiar from OFW and was so well done there that this feels like the first draft of that in a way. Makes me want to re-read the novel though.
I can see so much of Once and Future Witches in this story. It was a great read and classic gorgeous prose that I expect from Harrow. However, not my favorite because so many of the concepts feel familiar from OFW and was so well done there that this feels like the first draft of that in a way. Makes me want to re-read the novel though.
November 5, 2020
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E. Harrow only.
December 2, 2020
"It’s like each woman doing what she can until one day, somehow, it is enough."
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E. Harrow! ❤
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E. Harrow! ❤
February 1, 2021
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E. Harrow
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May 7, 2021Placeholder for "The Sycamore and the Sybil," by Alix E. Harrow. 3 stars.
May 13, 2021
Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Want to read
May 19, 2021"The Sycamore & the Sibyl" by Alix Harrow
"Getaway," from Levar Burton Reads Episode 97
"Getaway," from Levar Burton Reads Episode 97
April 25, 2024
The Sycamore and the Sybil - Alix E. Harrow
February 20, 2026
Review for Alix E. Harrow’s “The Sycamore and the Sybil” only.
August 12, 2020
The Sycamore and the Sybil ***
Have not read the rest
Have not read the rest
August 7, 2020
Relato fantástico, esta bien.
December 2, 2020
So You Want To Be A Honeypot - Kelly Robson ***
A young woman trains in the art of seduction with a small group who practice and bond with each other, before being separated on their own missions. They grow bored luring Americans into relationships until they get orders to kill a member of their own group. The friendship between the operatives is at the core of the story and their choices to fulfil the destinies they trained for or to find some new freedom together, but felt a little light.
The Sycamore And The Sybil - Alix E Harrow ****
A witch who turned herself into a tree to escape a man struggles with the decision to offer that escape to a young woman raped by her pursuer - though it means relinquishing any power as a living woman and does not give any justice or future prevention. That "escape" by withdrawing and hardening to the world has protected her but she seeks a way to turn the power outward. Takes on painful and complex ideas and finds something positive within.
If Salt Lose Its Savor - Christopher Caldwell ***
A village relies on harvesting particular salts from seawater to sell to a magician, but the best harvester has visions of how it is being used and must choose whether to keep providing it once she knows the consequences. Slight but a strong moral core about how there is always a choice, even when it would be easier to turn a blind eye.
Getaway - Nicole Kornher-Stace ***
Neat take on a repeating time loop, here around 15 minutes of a heist gone wrong where the driver of the group tries to change things so they at least survive. Feels like an allegory for how we repeat certain moments over and over in our heads, but can never change them, although we can learn and grow and gradually create distance from the initial failure.
If You Want To Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough - L Tu ****
Aida, raised in a military academy, finds the ghosts of her people and learns the truth of what happened to them. Uncompromising on the conflict of being raised and attempting to succeed in a colonising power as a member of the indigenous society.
Georgie In The Sun - Natalia Theodoridou ***
Twist on the idea of two people on a long space journey using stasis, except here one is a vampire and the extended lifespan means he cannot sleep away the journey. The loneliness and isolation weigh heavy, the integration of a text adventure game allows some formal play, and the eventual winding down into possible outcomes.
Harvest - Rebecca Roanhorse ****
Tansi, an aspiring chef, falls in love with a deer woman and is lured into the murders of women as revenge for the genocide of Native Americans. Dark and visceral, as she descends deeper into the deer woman's seduction and bloody demands.
A young woman trains in the art of seduction with a small group who practice and bond with each other, before being separated on their own missions. They grow bored luring Americans into relationships until they get orders to kill a member of their own group. The friendship between the operatives is at the core of the story and their choices to fulfil the destinies they trained for or to find some new freedom together, but felt a little light.
The Sycamore And The Sybil - Alix E Harrow ****
A witch who turned herself into a tree to escape a man struggles with the decision to offer that escape to a young woman raped by her pursuer - though it means relinquishing any power as a living woman and does not give any justice or future prevention. That "escape" by withdrawing and hardening to the world has protected her but she seeks a way to turn the power outward. Takes on painful and complex ideas and finds something positive within.
If Salt Lose Its Savor - Christopher Caldwell ***
A village relies on harvesting particular salts from seawater to sell to a magician, but the best harvester has visions of how it is being used and must choose whether to keep providing it once she knows the consequences. Slight but a strong moral core about how there is always a choice, even when it would be easier to turn a blind eye.
Getaway - Nicole Kornher-Stace ***
Neat take on a repeating time loop, here around 15 minutes of a heist gone wrong where the driver of the group tries to change things so they at least survive. Feels like an allegory for how we repeat certain moments over and over in our heads, but can never change them, although we can learn and grow and gradually create distance from the initial failure.
If You Want To Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough - L Tu ****
Aida, raised in a military academy, finds the ghosts of her people and learns the truth of what happened to them. Uncompromising on the conflict of being raised and attempting to succeed in a colonising power as a member of the indigenous society.
Georgie In The Sun - Natalia Theodoridou ***
Twist on the idea of two people on a long space journey using stasis, except here one is a vampire and the extended lifespan means he cannot sleep away the journey. The loneliness and isolation weigh heavy, the integration of a text adventure game allows some formal play, and the eventual winding down into possible outcomes.
Harvest - Rebecca Roanhorse ****
Tansi, an aspiring chef, falls in love with a deer woman and is lured into the murders of women as revenge for the genocide of Native Americans. Dark and visceral, as she descends deeper into the deer woman's seduction and bloody demands.
March 4, 2021
The Sycamore And The Sybil by Alix E Harrow: 4.5/5
If You Want To Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough by L Tu: 5/5
Harvest by Rebecca Roanhorse: 3/5
If You Want To Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough by L Tu: 5/5
Harvest by Rebecca Roanhorse: 3/5
March 8, 2020
Fiction
So You Want to Be a Honeypot by Kelly Robson: 2.5/5
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E. Harrow: 4.5/5
If Salt Lose Its Savor by Christopher Caldwell: 2.5/5
Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace: 4/5
If You Want to Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough by L. Tu: 5/5
Georgie in the Sun by Natalia Theodoridou: 3.5/5
Harvest by Rebecca Roanhorse: 3/5
Non-fiction
Toss a Coin to Your Bitcher by Suzanne Walker: 5/5
One Year Older by Michi Trota: 5/5
Monsters at the End of the Sewer: Buffy's Sixth Season Is Now by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam: 3/5
The Assassination of Professor X: The Destruction of Marvel's Most Famous Disabled Character by John Wiswell: 4/5
Poetry
As usual, I refuse to rate poetry, but I really enjoyed Other Worlds to Save by Beth Cato!
Average rating: 3.81/5, rounded up to a 4/5.
So You Want to Be a Honeypot by Kelly Robson: 2.5/5
The Sycamore and the Sybil by Alix E. Harrow: 4.5/5
If Salt Lose Its Savor by Christopher Caldwell: 2.5/5
Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace: 4/5
If You Want to Erase Us, You Must Be Thorough by L. Tu: 5/5
Georgie in the Sun by Natalia Theodoridou: 3.5/5
Harvest by Rebecca Roanhorse: 3/5
Non-fiction
Toss a Coin to Your Bitcher by Suzanne Walker: 5/5
One Year Older by Michi Trota: 5/5
Monsters at the End of the Sewer: Buffy's Sixth Season Is Now by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam: 3/5
The Assassination of Professor X: The Destruction of Marvel's Most Famous Disabled Character by John Wiswell: 4/5
Poetry
As usual, I refuse to rate poetry, but I really enjoyed Other Worlds to Save by Beth Cato!
Average rating: 3.81/5, rounded up to a 4/5.
June 6, 2021
I only listened to the short story Getaway by Nicole Kornher-Stace from the LeVar Burton Reads podcast. In this Groundhog Day-inspired tale, a heist goes very wrong, and the five women are caught in a never-ending time loop. The getaway driver tries hundreds of different scenarios but the outcome is always the same. But slowly as she learns from her mistakes, she realizes the loop is expanding to include more time, so perhaps sometime far in the future she will escape the loop, so she just learns to live with what she is given in the here and now.
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