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Novel ExplorationMy headlong flight into reading has slowed somewhat. I'm now only reading three books at a time, earlier it was six if not seven or perhaps eightWhat I was reading:The Rainbow, DH Lawrence Mansfield Park, Jane Austen The Eustace Diamonds, A Trollope One More Day, Emma Heatherington Small Mercies, Alex Walters Best Summer Ever, Heidi Swain Little Cottage on the Hill, Emma Davies Love Letters at the Borrow a Bookshop, Kiley DunbarAnd I'm sure there was something else<a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/amReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amReadingFiction</a>

Novel ExplorationOf course, I realise that spending all my time reading books or writing my own stories means I am escaping into an alternative reality, several alternative realities in parallel, which is a cop out, I know, but the present reality reflected in the media is just too awfulIn the stories, I guess I am hoping to find the wormhole through which to escape or a portal from which help may be summoned <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/escapism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#escapism</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/amReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/amWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amWritingFiction</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/alternativeRealities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alternativeRealities</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#help</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/HELP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HELP</a>!

Allan Dyen-ShapiroFor 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.<a href="https://www.limfic.com/book/the-day-we-said-goodbye-to-the-birds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.limfic.com/book/the-day-we-said-goodbye-to-the-birds/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hopepunk</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookLover</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewBook</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWritingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EcoFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcoFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroAnd guess whose book is featured in the <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SFWA</a> New Release Newsletter this month?<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hopepunk</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HardSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HardSF</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ReadEveryDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadEveryDay</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#read</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AlwaysReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlwaysReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ReadMoreBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadMoreBooks</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewBook</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookLover</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWritingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWritingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EcoFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcoFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17DR2lH3J6PEvO3I09sEqBM18kIAsO6ZM/view" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/17DR2lH3J6PEvO3I09sEqBM18kIAsO6ZM/view</a>

Novel ExplorationWhen I read, I want something to make me smileNew maxim<a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/amReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amReadingFiction</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroTerrific story just out from friend and ex-Aurora Street critique group member @carolscheina.bsky.social. A bookstore visited by multiple versions of the protagonist who write notes to each other. A beautiful story flowed. Strongly recommended.<a href="https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/all-these-inscriptions-are-for-me-by-carol-scheina" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/all-these-inscriptions-are-for-me-by-carol-scheina</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Multiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Multiverse</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstadon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroIn 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. <a href="http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/a-slightly-different-sunrise-from-mercury-nevada/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/a-slightly-different-sunrise-from-mercury-nevada/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimeTravel</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BookStadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookStadon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingCommunity</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroMore 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.<a href="https://flashpointsf.com/2024/09/20/roxysmakeupmoxy6-gets-real/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flashpointsf.com/2024/09/20/roxysmakeupmoxy6-gets-real/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstadon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Apocalyptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apocalyptic</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Apocalypse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apocalypse</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroMore Codex 2024 reading: "Eternity is Moments" by RP Sand traces the relationship between a woman and her grandfather with ecological themes as the backdrop. Strongly recommended. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219709480-asimov-s-science-fiction-september-october-2024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219709480-asimov-s-science-fiction-september-october-2024</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a>

Allan Dyen-Shapiro"Belladonna" by Cressida Blake Roe operates on two levels. On the surface, a time-traveling botanist finds a young protégé with unique abilities. Deeper, it's a story about grooming and psychological abuse of girls. Gritty horror. Strongly recommended. <a href="https://houseofgamut.com/gamut-magazine/belladonna/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://houseofgamut.com/gamut-magazine/belladonna/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingHorror</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Botany</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroMore reading of Codexian 2024 output: Andrea Goyan's "All My Mother Is" is a touching portrait of a mother-daughter relationship in the face of dementia. The fantasy tropes worked well with the material. Strongly recommended.<a href="https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/all-my-mother-is/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/all-my-mother-is/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Am" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Am</a> Reading <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dementia</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroFiona Moore's "What Happened at The Pony Club" has a cool premise--Y2K knocked out all computers worldwide and the world reverts to depending on smart people. Cool characters--girls at a private high school for these "computers." Cool format--an FBI case file.<a href="https://www.fusionfragment.com/issue-22/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fusionfragment.com/issue-22/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Computers</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Computer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroMore Codex 2024 reading, this one from my friend and critique partner Sam Pisciotta. In "House of the Hidden Moon," two worlds bump up against each other. In one, an alcoholic mother has died and left the house to her son. In a second, a ghost and fairies stand in for a family that might have been. It's sad and disturbing, yet beautiful. Strongly recommended. <a href="https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/house-of-the-hidden-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/house-of-the-hidden-moon/</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroIn "When the Cattle Gun Touches Her Forehead" by Ben Serna-Grey, trillionaires get the Nobel while a father slaves on a tower to reduce atmospheric CO2 and his wife submits to in utero genetic engineering to make the baby eat plastic. Satiric treatment of eco-fascism. Strongly recommended<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1N6MGDV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1N6MGDV</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Kafka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kafka</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/kafkaesque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kafkaesque</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satire</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amreading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Amreadinsscifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amreadinsscifi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Amreadingfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amreadingfiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroContinuing with Codex 2024 short fiction catch-up, Angela Liu's "Before We Were Born" uses a near-future, cyberpunky conceit to examine tensions within a modern family. The twist at the end was terrific. Strongly recommended.<a href="https://logicmag.io/issue-21-medicine-and-the-body/before-we-were-born/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://logicmag.io/issue-21-medicine-and-the-body/before-we-were-born/</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyberpunk</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroCécile Cristofari's braided narrative, "Down the Waterfall," uses a time travel conceit to allow her protagonist to examine her life, live out fantasies, and find what is important to her. Very interesting. Strongly recommended.<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cristofari_01_24/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cristofari_01_24/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimeTravel</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravelAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimeTravelAuthors</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroJennifer Hudak's "The Witch Trap" uses braided narrative to give the reader an academic history of witchcraft as well as narratives skipping through time and characters. It works well. I was completely swept up and captivated by it. Strongly recommended. <a href="https://smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2024/09/01/lady-churchills-rosebud-wristlet-no-48/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2024/09/01/lady-churchills-rosebud-wristlet-no-48/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Witches</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroAndrew Sayre's "You Look a Lot Like Aton Fuller" is a perspective I haven't seen: an adult clone, grown for spare parts for a rich man, freed when that practice became untenable, musing about this man upon his death. Definitely thought-provoking. Highly recommended. <a href="https://aurealis.com.au/store/aurealis-174/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aurealis.com.au/store/aurealis-174/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writers</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/OrganDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrganDonation</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a>

Allan Dyen-ShapiroRenan Bernardo's "A Theory of Missing Affections" has an Ursula Le Guin vibe. A home planet, a distant planet with the ruins of an ancient civilization, a gate that connects them, and sisters on either side: one a historian, one viewing the ancients as gods.<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/bernardo_09_24/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/bernardo_09_24/</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingSciFi</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReadingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReadingScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStory</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShortStories</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a>

Novel Exploration<a href="https://mindly.social/@strangeseawolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@strangeseawolf</a> "I hope you enjoy Herald Petrel as well!" .... I am! It's great. I'm loving itI don't seem to have the right words to convey what I feel about books I'm reading because words like 'enjoy' and 'love' don't feel right when the story deals with tough situations; 'appreciate' is too weak I think HP is great writing The story comes across as 'real' and I love the interplay between the characters<a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/HeraldPetrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeraldPetrel</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/amReadingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amReadingFiction</a>

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