{"id":2968,"date":"2021-01-01T22:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T03:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2021-01-01T22:20:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T03:20:53","slug":"favorite-short-stories-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marissalingen.com\/blog\/?p=2968","title":{"rendered":"Favorite short stories of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8230;one of these years I&#8217;m going to get the formatting on these posts consistent throughout the year, but you&#8217;ll figure it out, I do not have it in me to stress about this right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilded, Elizabeth Acevedo (<em>A Phoenix First Must Burn<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anta Baku\u2019s recent story project including\/starting with\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antabaku.com\/fiction\/ian-and-the-beanstalk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ian and the Beanstalk<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antabaku.com\/fiction\/the-emperors-new-beth\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Emperor\u2019s New Beth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/11\/18\/on-safari-in-rlyeh-and-carcosa-with-gun-and-camera-elizabeth-bear\/\" target=\"_blank\">On Safari in R\u2019lyeh and Carcosa With Gun and Camera<\/a>, Elizabeth Bear (Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Burgis,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/fantasy\/fantasy\/stephanie-burgis\/burning-bright\">Burning Bright<\/a>\u00a0(Daily SF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/doorway-smile-kiss-fox\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doorway, Smile, Kiss, Fox<\/a>, Jeremy Packert Burke (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca Campbell,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reckoning.press\/thank-you-for-your-patience\/\">Thank You For Your Patience<\/a>\u00a0(Reckoning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rae Carson,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/badass-moms-in-the-zombie-apocalypse\/\">Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse<\/a>\u00a0(Uncanny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/firesidefiction.com\/an-incomplete-account-of-the-case-of-the-bird-talker-of-yaros\" target=\"_blank\">An Incomplete Account of the Case of the Bird-Talker of Yaros<\/a>, Eleanna Castroianni (Fireside)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eleanna Castroianni,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/who-goes-against-a-waste-of-waters\/\">Who Goes Against a Waste of Waters<\/a>\u00a0(Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L Chan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastle.org\/2020\/02\/25\/podcastle-615-field-reports-from-the-department-of-monster-resettlement\/\">Field Reports from the Department of Monster Resettlement<\/a>\u00a0(PodCastle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L. Chan, Sonata (Metaphorosis) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.metaphorosis.com\/story\/2020\/sonata-i-sona-l-chan\/\">Part 1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.metaphorosis.com\/story\/2020\/sonata-ii-shailani-l-chan\/\">Part 2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.metaphorosis.com\/story\/2020\/sonata-iii-canta-l-chan\/\">Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/fantasy\/fairy-tales\/tina-connolly\/enchanted-objects-buyselltrade-group-you-must-be-approved-to-join\" target=\"_blank\">Enchanted Objects: Buy-Sell-Trade Group, YOU MUST BE APPROVED TO JOIN<\/a>, Tina Connolly (Daily SF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rjurik Davidson,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/05\/13\/benjamin-2073-rjurik-davidson\/\">Benjamin 2037<\/a>\u00a0(Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the Time in the World, Charlotte Nicole Davis (<em>A Phoenix First Must Burn<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five Quests and the Oracle, Pamela Dean (<em>Her Magical Pet<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/the-inaccessibility-of-heaven\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Inaccessibility of Heaven<\/a>, Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scholar of the Bamboo Flute, Aliette de Bodard (<em>Silk &amp; Steel<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/strangehorizons.com\/fiction\/a-voyage-to-queensthroat\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Voyage to Queensthroat<\/a>, Anya Johanna Deniro (Strange Horizons)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aidan Doyle,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/robotdinosaurfiction.com\/the-tail-of-genji\/\">The Tail of Genji<\/a>\u00a0(Robot Dinosaur Fiction)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/a-feast-from-tile-and-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Feast from Tile and Stone<\/a>, Ryan Eric Dull (BCS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/egan_10_20\/\" target=\"_blank\">You and Whose Army?<\/a>, Greg Egan (Clarkesworld)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catherine George,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translunartravelerslounge.com\/2020\/02\/15\/calling-on-behalf-of-the-dark-lord-by-catherine-george\/\">Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord<\/a>\u00a0(Translunar Travelers Lounge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/08\/12\/exiles-end-carolyn-ives-gilman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Exile\u2019s End<\/a>, Carolyn Ives Gilman (Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seams of Iron, Adriana C. 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Held (BCS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claire Humphrey,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastle.org\/2020\/05\/19\/podcastle-627-we-are-the-flower\/\">We Are the Flower<\/a>\u00a0(Podcastle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/words-we-say-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Words We Say Instead<\/a>, Brit E. B. 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B. Lemberg,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/to-balance-the-weight-of-khalem\/\">To Balance the Weight of Khalem<\/a>\u00a0(Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Story for a Bottle, Darcie Little Badger (<em>Love After the End<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Salt Crypts of Ghiarelle, Jennifer Mace (<em>Silk &amp; Steel<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/saltwashed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saltwashed<\/a>, Jennifer Mace (Uncanny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Mace,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/syntaxandsalt.com\/2020\/01\/01\/upon-what-soil-they-fed-by-jennifer-mace\/\">Upon What Soil They Fed<\/a>\u00a0(Syntax and Salt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to Burn Down the Hinterlands, Lyndsie Manusos (F&amp;SF Nov\/Dec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elinor Jones Vs. the Ruritanian Multiverse, Freya Marske (<em>Silk &amp; Steel<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arkady Martine,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/a-being-together-amongst-strangers\/\">A Being Together Amongst Strangers<\/a>\u00a0(Uncanny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/07\/22\/yellow-and-the-perception-of-reality-maureen-mchugh\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yellow and the Perception of Reality<\/a>, Maureen McHugh (Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devin Miller,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/fox-red-life-red-teeth-like-snow\/\">Fox Red, Life Red, Teeth Like Snow<\/a>\u00a0(Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/strangehorizons.com\/fiction\/a-layer-of-catherines\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Layer of Catherines<\/a>, Elisabeth R. Moore (Strange Horizons)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedmagazine.com\/fiction\/note-to-self\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Note to Self<\/a>, Sunny Moraine (Lightspeed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/the-science-and-artistry-of-snake-oil-salesmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Science and Artistry of Snake Oil Salesmanship<\/a>, Timothy Mudie (BCS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/07\/08\/the-necessary-arthur-garth-nix\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Necessary Arthur<\/a>, Garth Nix (Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aimee Ogden,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/never-a-butterfly-nor-a-moth-with-moon-painted-wings\/\">Never a Butterfly, Nor a Moth With Moon-Painted Wings<\/a>\u00a0(Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Pi,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/these-wondrous-sweets\/\">These Wondrous Sweets<\/a>\u00a0(Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aimee Picchi,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/fantasy\/other-worlds-fantasy\/aimee-picchi\/advanced-word-problems-in-portal-math?fbclid=IwAR1aM6lKzsxzyev1PLD523Dl4oG4Tnytt8oiCFSDzcof25fEHPb_LyHWbd0\">Advanced Word Problems in Portal Math<\/a>&nbsp;(Daily SF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.L. Polk,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/02\/05\/st-valentine-st-abigail-st-brigid-cl-polk\/\">St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid<\/a>&nbsp;(Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to Survive the Apocalypse for Native Girls, Kai Minosh Pyle (<em>Love After the End<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wherein Abigail Fields Recalls Her First Death and, Subsequently, Her Best Life, Rebecca Roanhorse (<em>A Phoenix First Must Burn<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emery Robin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reckoning.press\/ambient-and-isolated-effects-of-fine-particulate-matter\/\">Ambient and Isolated Effects of Fine Particulate Matter<\/a>\u00a0(Reckoning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambrosia, Margaret Saunders (Fiyah No. 16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anathemamag.com\/heard-half-heard-in-the-stillness\" target=\"_blank\">Heard, Half-Heard, in the Stillness<\/a>, Iona Datt Sharma (Anathema)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waverly SM,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reckoning.press\/the-last-good-time-to-be-alive\/\">The Last Good Time to Be Alive<\/a>\u00a0(Reckoning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/06\/10\/were-here-were-here-k-m-szpara\/\" target=\"_blank\">We\u2019re Here, We\u2019re Here<\/a>, K.M. Szpara (Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margo Lai\u2019s Guide to Dueling Unprepared, Alison Tam (<em>Silk &amp; Steel<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allison Thai,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastle.org\/2020\/04\/21\/podcastle-623-caring-for-dragons-and-growing-a-flower\/\">Caring for Dragons and Growing a Flower<\/a>\u00a0(Podcastle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma T\u00f6rzs,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/high-in-the-clean-blue-air\/\">High in the Clean Blue Air<\/a>\u00a0(Uncanny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together We Can Be More!, Juliette Wade (Analog Nov\/Dec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fran Wilde,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/04\/22\/an-explorers-cartography-of-already-settled-lands-fran-wilde\/\">An Explorer\u2019s Cartography of Already Settled Lands<\/a>\u00a0(Tor.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Wiswell,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/robotdinosaurfiction.com\/alien-invader\/?fbclid=IwAR3rc3BqsHnK3qPo1nmzzdpeARU5c_UuqD7Mi2AZgLR-vR5IqAhd8H-6LWg\">Alien Invader or Assistive Device?<\/a>&nbsp;(Robot Dinosaur Fiction)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Wiswell,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/firesidefiction.com\/gender-and-other-faulty-software\">Gender and Other Faulty Software<\/a>&nbsp;(Fireside)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.diabolicalplots.com\/dp-fiction-64a-open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open House on Haunted Hill<\/a>, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uncannymagazine.com\/article\/the-bottomless-martyr\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bottomless Martyr<\/a>, John Wiswell (Uncanny)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Wiswell,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00811-0?utm_source=twt_nft&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=futures\">Tucking in the Nuclear Egg<\/a>\u00a0(Nature Futures)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/science-fiction\/biotech\/chloe-woods\/biologist-naming-privileges-revoked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biologist Naming Privileges Revoked<\/a>, Chloe Woods (Daily SF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;one of these years I&#8217;m going to get the formatting on these posts consistent throughout the year, but you&#8217;ll figure it out, I do not have it in me to stress about this right now. 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