Novella November, Part 1 of ?

Gnomes of Lychford by Paul Cornell
It's always nice, though sometimes sad, to visit Lychford. Gnomes of Lychford by Paul Cornell was what I needed after the previous book, containing some healing, a lot of humor, and exposing some magical secrets that the witches were unaware of.

Rosebud by Paul Cornell
It's been days and I can't get this story out of my head. Fantastically well done, creating a human civilization I can easily imagine coming into being and a terrifyingly powerful alien race.

Love & Other Killers by Brynne Weaver
I understand this novella bridges the gap between two series, both of which seem to be about killers. (As it said on the tin, eh?) Killers who kill bad guys is a trope I enjoy, and this book actually did that in romcom format. Somehow. I'm coming back for more in both series.

Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio
This novella feels like the beginning of an apocalypse or the flashback that solves all the mysteries. The story unravels slowly through multiple perspectives, until you're left with the horrible knowledge of what's happening.

The Extra by Annie Neugebauer
An unreliable narrator spinning a chilling tale of memory and deception.

Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
This is Weird. I think we should get that out of the way right now, this is very much in the style of Finnish Weird and I love it. It's like The Thing but you can't mention The Thing and also you might want to sort of have sex with the thing. At its heart this story is about embracing our differences and being ourselves. Five fucking stars.

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Review: The Time Traveler's Passport Collection
Amazon Original Stories. Curated by John Joseph Adams.

Three Days, Nine Months, Twenty-Seven Years by John Scalzi
This is about time and how we travel through it, and what we become as we do. It's also about time travel.

Making Space by R. F. Kuang
Stunning. Why wouldn't the residents of the future we destroyed be mad at us? What would a child raised there be like?

For a Limited Time Only by Peng Shepherd
Can you time travel enough for a lifetime? Heartbreaking and maybe a little uplifting.

A Visit to the Husband Archive by Kaliane Bradley
Time, memory, and aliens, with a triumphant ending.

All Manner of Thing Shall Be by Olivie Blake
Deja vu, vampires, emotional growth, and some really weird hobbies. Sweet and satisfying.

Cronus by P. Djèlí Clark
This is a potential future for time travel. This is now. This is gaslighting, ableism, and white supremacy, and it is a group of Black people doing everything they can to build things better. Fantastically brutal and hopeful.

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