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Rich Horton Reviews Short Fiction: Not One of Us, Bourbon Penn, and Speculative Los Angeles
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Rich Horton Reviews Short Fiction: F&SF and Speculate
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Rich Horton Reviews Short Fiction: Pulp Literature, Fusion Fragment, Galaxy s Edge, and The New Yorker – Locus Online
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Catherynne M. Valente opens with “
The Sin of America“, which expands on the “sin eater” concept in purposefully American fashion, with a bit of the vibe of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” to boot. American fashion here is represented by a clichéd upper Midwest diner and way too much food (though it seems to change each month). Ruby-Rose has been treated poorly (by men and the economy) – could her consumption of “America’s” sins also suggest the disproportionate burden victims are made to bear? She has been chosen to eat our collective sin, in the form of an obscenely huge diner meal. As she eats, we hear her story: single mother, dance teacher until her feet gave out, had her chance to do something bigger taken from her by the man who got her pregnant… and we hear the stories of some of the other people in the diner, and their sins (and virtues), and hints of some terrible crimes. The characterizations are acute, and the weight of collective guilt build
It is always a surprise – unfairly so – to find a small new magazine and realize that it’s really quite good! I had that experience with the previous issue of
Curiosities, and now I see the Winter issue, and it does not disappoint.
Konstantine Paradias offers “
And the Faces Screamed in the Galleries” – a really striking, surrealist story. The paintings in the Louvre have come to life and are attacking humans. This is a case for… the Astrolabe! It’s a wild story that has a lot of fun with its premise and has some philosophical points to make too.