Not sure how this got published, let alone a Hugo finalist. Gratuitous violence, profanity, and silliness. Sophomoric concept, mediocre execution, and zombies.

An enjoyable collection of short fiction and poetry, though of course I enjoyed some of the stories more than others. I may have enjoyed the non-fiction and poetry more than the short stories in this one.Quick thoughts on what I read:“Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” by Rae CarsonThis story was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, and is why I picked up this volume to read now (rather than later). However, it wasn't my style of story... which should have been obvious from the t...

I thought this was a pretty good issue. I really liked Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse by Rae Carson, Where You Linger by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, My Country is a Ghost by Eugenia Triantafyllou, and the reprint Braid of Days and Wake of NIghts by E. Lily Yu. The other three stories were enjoyable too. I didn't actively dislike any of the stories.Writing With My Keys Between My Fingers by Meg Elison was a fantastic piece about misogyny online and Street Harassment is an Access Issue by Kathari...

Touching, depressing, exhilarating and hopeful all within a span of about 30 minutes. Quite an achievement!

The review is for the 3 Nebula and Hugo nominees only."Where You Linger" by Bonnie Jo StufflebeamA very confusing story about a messed up person with messed up past going back to her memories thanks to a future medical invention. It was fascinating in the same way watching a train wreck might be. I also quite enjoyed the exploration of the differences between our imperfect memories versus actual past events. But then again: confusing. 3/5"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse" by Rae CarsonIt was...

I read many stories, sad stories, happy stories, fluffy ones, and occasionally violent stories. But in all of my reading, I rarely get a chance to read a mom story. Moms are usually portrayed as one of three different ways: soccer mom, women who are nothing but a mom, and an older mom or grandma-like figure. Fantasy is full of cliches, and being a mom myself, I don't see myself in any of these characters. It is as if literature is afraid to portray a mom as a badass or a warrior. Women can't be

This was a beautifully written story. Dystopias are my favorite landscapes, and vague dystopias even more so. Clark drops us into the setting with no world building, which is preferable to me in a short story. I don't need to know why something is happening or how the characters got where they are, but if a writer is good enough, and Clark clearly is, I won't care about any of that, but I will care about what's happening now, and who it is happening to.I definitely cared, even in these few short...

Skip The Long Walk. Read this. Bonus: it's also 275% shorter.https://uncannymagazine.com/article/y...

This review is for three (!) award-nominated stories: “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” (Hugo and Nebula), “My Country is a Ghost” (Nebula) and “Where You Linger” (Nebula). The rating is for “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” — by far my favorite of the three.————————Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse by Rae Carson - 4/5Does exactly what it says on the tin. Badass moms in the zombie apocalypse. Giving birth is hard, especially when besieged by bloodthirsty horde of zombies. Featuring

4.5 stars for C.L. Clark's story You Perfect Broken ThingI really liked the style of this story and where the author focused her lens. If this story was a photo it would be an extreme closeup, sharply focused. I sensed every drop of sweat and searing pain of the athlete racing to save their family.Read it in Uncanny Magazine for free: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/y...

Review (so far) for three of the stories in this issue of Uncanny Magazine, which, astonishingly, contains three stories that were nominated for this year’s Nebula Awards (one of those stories also being a Hugo finalist).Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse by Rae Carson (horror / read January 25, 2021)Well, the title almost says it all. This is about two women that are trying to get their baby during a zombie apocalypse. You must be kind of a badass to do that – and they are.There’s tension and...

So I ended up being interested in three titles in this magazine. Here's my review for Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse:You get what the title promsies you: the zombie apocalypse happened. A few survivors are trying to stay alive and some even give birth - which makes them a primary target for the flesh-eaters.Questions are being raised about whether to give up, just fight for yourself or even try to repopulate the planet and the musings weren't too bad.I liked the rough and gritty feel to th...

Addition to review. HAHAHA GR Librarians!!!! You took my review of a short story and smushed it into the compilation it was published in, but because I included the title and author in my review of the one story, I AND EVERYONE WHO READS THIS REVIEW KNOWS WHAT STORY THE REVIEW IS FOR!!!!! It took me a while to figure out, BUT IVE FIGURE OUT HOW TO NOT FALL PREY TO YOUR GAMES!!!Et hem, sorry about that. I am just incredibly happy that what I did worked. Watch, some irked GRL is going to completel...

Rating for two stories only:Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse by Rae Carson.Exciting! But that's what you get when going into labor while zombies are banging outside your door. Lots of cool female-comradeship moments.My Country is a Ghost by Eugenia Triantafyllou. The premise was interesting at first, I was genuinely intrigued with the opening. But then it just falters and I stopped caring even before halfway.

Rep: wlw mc with chronic illness, side characters with chronic illness

Brit lives in a protected enclave with a community of women, in a time of zombie apocalypse. She's also very, very pregnant, near to giving birth. Some in the community are very supportive; others think she's being selfish, putting two of the community's most essential members at risk.Zombies are attracted to the smell of blood, of course. They're even more attracted to the smell of birth. So the enclave has a separate, secure location for women to give birth in. When Brit goes into labor, she a...

Read:“Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” 3☆“My Country is a Ghost” 2,5☆“Where You Linger” 2☆