This is not my year-end post! This is just the stuff I read and liked toward the end of the year. Year-end is still coming! Brace yourselves, kids. There’s…a lot. It’s been a good time to read short fiction.<\/p>\n
The Old Woman Who Hands You An Apple, Betsy Aoki<\/a>, Uncanny This is not my year-end post! This is just the stuff I read and liked toward the end of the year. Year-end is still coming! Brace yourselves, kids. There’s…a lot. It’s been a good time to read short fiction. The Old Woman Who Hands You An Apple, Betsy Aoki, Uncanny “Lanny Boykin Rises Up Singing,” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-short-story-glory"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2024,"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions\/2024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n“Lanny Boykin Rises Up Singing,” Jess Barber, Reckoning 2
\nThe Atomic Hallows and the Body of Science, Octavia Cade<\/a>, Shimmer
\nAnd the Village Breathes, Emily Cataneo<\/a>, Beneath Ceaseless Skies
\n“The Bull Who Bars the Gate to Heaven,” Zella Christensen, Reckoning 2
\nPipecleaner Sculptures and Other Necessary Work, Tina Connolly<\/a>, Uncanny
\nThe Lies I’ve Told to Keep You Safe, Matt Dovey<\/a>, Daily Science Fiction
\n“Rumplestiltskin,” Jane Elliott, Reckoning 2
\n“Excavate,” Melody Gordon, Fiyah Issue 4
\n“Barbara in the Frame,” Emmalia Harrington, Fiyah Issue 4
\nLe Lundi de la Matraque, Claire Humphrey<\/a>, Strange Horizons
\n“Earthspun,” Krista Hoeppner Leahy, Reckoning 2
\n“The Last Exorcist,” Danny Lore, Fiyah Issue 3
\nRuin Marble, Arkady Martine<\/a>, Mithila Review
\nFlare, Kathryn McMahon<\/a>, Ellipsis
\nMaking Us Monsters, Sam J. Miller and Lara Elena Donnelly<\/a>, Uncanny
\nThe Water and the World, Premee Mohamed<\/a>, Mythic Delirium
\nLearning to See Dragons, Sarah Monette<\/a>
\nNational Geographic on Assignment: the Unicorn Enclosure, Sarah Monette<\/a>, PodCastle
\nStealing Tales, Mari Ness<\/a>, Daily Science Fiction
\nThe Last Boat-Builder in Ballyvoloon, Finbarr O’Reilly<\/a>, Clarkesworld
\n“Riley and Robot,” Arnica Ross, Fiyah Issue 4
\nElemental Love, Rachel Swirsky<\/a>, Uncanny
\nA Lovesong from Frankenstein’s Monster, Ali Trotta<\/a>, Uncanny
\n“Fourth-Dimensional Tessellations of the American College Graduate,” Marie Vibbert, Reckoning 2
\nTwelve Pictures from a Second World War, Nghi Vo<\/a>, Strange Horizons
\nThe First Stop is Always the Last, John Wiswell<\/a>, Flash Fiction Online
\n“Cracks,” Xen, Fiyah Issue 3
\nTexts from the Ghost War, Alex Yuschik<\/a>, Escape Pod<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"