Okay, finally back to finishing up my 2025 short fiction reading before submitting a Nebula ballot. I really liked this one. A bittersweet cli-fi relationship story by Christopher Blake.
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Looking for some new Great British sci-fi? First Among Equals is on the Nebula Reading List and on promotion at 99p until 18th Feb.
Grab yours now:
https://www.linktr.ee/marcuswhitnell
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And if you're in the mood for a totally creepy and wildly creative sci-fi/horror flash piece:
https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/tuesday/
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A very cool flash piece by Ian Li: "The Memory Technician." Enjoy!
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I loved the format on this short story: I could see where it was going the whole time, but the step-by-step gave it an emotional punch it wouldn't have otherwise had. Recommended reading.
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https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-people-to-revise-you/#podcast
A parent or guardian Someone who has known you since childhood A mentor or teacher An employer or coworker A spouse, partner, or close intimate friend Someone who does not consider themself a loved one RED The form is one page long. No back. Just a front. It should be longer. There are six […]
A story with a very cool format that imagines co-working as augmented by neural sharing. Definitely worth your time to check this out. Free click.
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For those of you going to WorldCon, my book will be on sale at the Liminal Fiction table. If you'd like me to sign a copy, I'll be at the table Thursday 2-3, Friday 12-1, and Friday 3-4.
https://www.limfic.com/book/the-day-we-said-goodbye-to-the-birds/
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“Genocide Joe” is a marked man. Once a highly respected corporate microbiologist, now the scapegoat for a GMO-caused ecological disaster that’s turned San Francisco Bay toxic and poisoned thousands, Joe has lost everything: his career, his reputation, his wife, his home, and most of his friends. All he has left is his 18-month-old daughter, Daphne, the clothes on his back, and a chance to start over again, in a new town, where no one knows his face. To take that chance, all he needs to do is catch the bus out of town. But an unexpected transit outage has dumped him in Oakland, so now he needs to get to the next station on foot, while pushing a baby stroller. And hoping to pass unrecognized through a city where everyone hates him, and a lot of people want to kill him… Eco-fiction; hard science fiction; hopepunk; all-too-near-future science fiction. Also included is a short essay on the science underlying the story and another one on the real-world events that inspired it.
And guess whose book is featured in the #SFWA New Release Newsletter this month?
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/17DR2lH3J6PEvO3I09sEqBM18kIAsO6ZM/view
In Ída Hennessy's "A Slightly Different Sunrise from Mercury, Nevada," Annie works as a "Canary" at the Nevada nuclear test site, at a time portal bringing tourists back to 1952. Multiple unexpected gut punches. Strongly recommended.
http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/a-slightly-different-sunrise-from-mercury-nevada/
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More Codex2024 reading: Ída Hennessy's RoxysMakeupMoxy6 Gets Real" was very funny. A makeup tips influencer doing her last show before the apocalypse. Strongly recommended flash piece.
https://flashpointsf.com/2024/09/20/roxysmakeupmoxy6-gets-real/
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Marcus Whitnell
