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ladybusinessWe had a small hiccup in service due to Life Shenanigans, but we're happy to finally reveal the results of our 2016 Q1 Short Fiction survey, featuring stories from January 2016 to March 2016.
Check out the stories below. For some stories the word counts are approximate because not all publishers provide them or it wasn't available; corrections and additions are welcome! Stories that must be purchased to read are marked with an asterisk, but we've linked to their home magazine or anthology page on Goodreads.
Since it's a been awhile, a reminder that we've decided to change things up in 2016 in order to include older short fiction. Also, the submission form will be open all year round and after submitting you'll be able to see the stories others have recced.
We'll be collecting short fiction recs for April through the 30th of September, after which we'll do another formal rec list! Please share your favorite short fiction read so far this year! You can find our form at http://goo.gl/forms/pBnXAYLPM3. We'd appreciate any signal boosts so more folks who read short fiction can find us and participate.
Happy reccing & reading!
"La Héron" by Charlotte Ashley (March/April 2015, Fantasy & Science Fiction, 1 rec)*
"43 Responses to 'In Memory of Dr. Alexandra Nako'" by Barbara Barnett (February 2016, Daily Science Fiction, 1365 words, 1 rec)
"Disharmony" by Tanvi Berwah (February 2016, For Books' Sake, 1 rec)*
"And You Shall Know Her By the Trail of Dead" by Brooke Bolander (February 2015, Lightspeed, 11154 words, 2 recs)
"The Souls of Horses" by Beth Cato (2016, Clockwork Phoenix 5, 1 rec)*
"The Star Maiden" by Roshani Chokshi (July 2015, Shimmer Magazine, 4958 words, 1 rec)
"Mama, We Are Zhenya" by Tom Crosshill (April 2011, Lightspeed, 3331 words, 1 rec)
"Breaking Water" by Indrapramit Das (February 2016, Tor.com, 8465 words, 1 rec)
"Three Cups of Grief, By Starlight" by Aliette de Bodard (January 2015, Clarkesworld, 6934 words, 1 rec)
"Postcards from Monster Island" by Emily Devenport (April 2015, Clarkesworld, 7674 words, 1 rec)
"The Forever Star" by Sarah Diemer (2012, Love Devours, 1 rec)*
"Madeleine" by Amal El-Mohtar (June 2015, Lightspeed, 5930 words, 1 rec)
"Pockets" by Amal El-Mohtar (September 2015, Uncanny, 3656 words, 1 rec)
"To Follow the Waves" by Amal El-Mohtar (January 2011, Podcastle, 1 rec)
"Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land" by Ruthanna Emrys (August 2014, Tor.com, 3329 words, 1 rec)
"Eye of the Storm" by Kelley Eskridge (May 2012, Lethe Press, 1 rec)*
"Bargain" by Sarah Gailey (December 2015, Mothership Zeta, 2707 words, 1 rec)
"Haunted" by Sarah Gailey (March 2016, Fireside Fiction, 3405 words, 1 rec)
"The Virgin Played Bass" by Maria Dahvana Headley (Jan/Feb 2016, Uncanny, 8681 words, 2 recs)
Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge (April 2014, Epic Reads Impulse, 1 rec)*
"Emily Breakfast" by Nalo Hopkinson (August 2015, Tachyon Publications, 1 rec)*
"Fisherman" by Nalo Hopkinson (May 2012, Lethe Press, 1 rec)*
"The Easthound" by Nalo Hopkinson (2015, Falling in Love with Hominids, 1 rec)*
"Blood in the Water" by Jaylee James (February 2016, Patreon, 1 rec)*
"When He First Laid Eyes" by Rachael K. Jones (February 2016, Fireside Fiction, 1041 words, 1 rec)
"Who Binds And Looses The World With Her Hands" by Rachael K. Jones (February 2015, Podcastle, 5043 words, 1 rec)
Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal (March 2016, Tor.com, 1 rec)*
"Midnight Hour" by Mary Robinette Kowal (July/August 2015, Uncanny, 6880 words, 1 rec)
"Cat Pictures Please" by Naomi Kritzer (January 2015, Clarkesworld, 3429 words, 2 recs)
"So Much Cooking" by Naomi Kritzer (November 2015, Clarkesworld, 9169 words, 1 rec)
"Extraction Request" by Rich Larson (January 2016, Clarkesworld, 8870 words, 1 rec)
"Foxfire, Foxfire" by Yoon Ha Lee (March 2016, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 7808 words, 2 recs)
"The Desert Glassmaker and the Jeweler of Berevyar" by Rose Lemberg (January 2016, Uncanny, 3501 words, 1 rec)
"Nkásht íí" by Darcie Little Badger (December 2014, Heiresses of Russ 2015, 3654 words, 1 rec)
"Superhero Girl" by Jei D. Marcade (as Jessica Lee) (2015, Fantasy Magazine: Queers Destroy Fantasy!, 2138 words, 1 rec)
"City of Salt" by Arkady Martine (March 2016, Strange Horizons, 3515 words, 1 rec)
"How the God Auzh-Aravik Brought Order to the World Outside the World" by Arkady Martine (January 2016, Strange Horizons, 2656 words, 1 rec)
"Each to Each" by Seanan McGuire (June 2014, Lightspeed, 7529 words, 2 recs)
Coral Bones by Foz Meadows (January 2016, Abaddon Books, 1 rec)*
"Smooth Stones and Empty Bones" by Bennett North (2016, Fantasy & Science Fiction, 1 rec)*
"A Partial Lists of Lists That I Have Lost Over Time" by Sunil Patel (February 2016, Asimov's, 985 words, 1 rec)*
"Lisbeth" by Selenia Paz (June 2015, Createspace, 1 rec)*
"The Killing Jar" by Laurie Penny (January 2016, Terraform, 5927 words, 1 rec)
Your Orisons May Be Recorded by Laurie Penny (March 2015, Tor.com, 6385 words, 1 rec)
"Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea" by Sarah Pinsker (February 2016, Lightspeed, 7596 words, 1 rec)
"Recalled to Service" by Alter S. Reiss (February 2016, Tor.com, 9772 words, 1 rec)
"Rosemary for Remembrance" by Megan Reynolds (2015, Perchance to Dream, 1 rec)*
"The Opening of the Bayou St John" by Shawn Scarber (February 2016, Strange Horizons, 3909 words, 1 rec)
"Mismatched" by Lydia Sharp (May 2013, Smashwords, 4512 words, 1 rec)*
"Vulcanization" by Nisi Shawl (January 2016, Nightmare, 4600 words, 1 rec)
"Salvage Opportunity" by Jack Skillingstead (March 2016, Clarkesworld, 3420 words, 1 rec)
"Love is Never Still" by Rachel Swirsky (March/April 2016, Uncanny, 9500 words, 1 rec)
"The Godbeard" by Lavie Tidhar (January 2016, Strange Horizons, 3813 words, 1 rec)
"The Abduction of Europa" by E. Catherine Tobler (January 2016, Clarkesworld, 5965 words, 1 rec)
"That Game We Played During the War" by Carrie Vaughn (March 2016, Tor.com, 6878 words, 1 rec)
"Pocosin" by Ursula Vernon (January 2015, Apex Magazine, 5000 words, 1 rec)
"The Tomato Thief" by Ursula Vernon (January 2016, Apex, 14000 words, 1 rec)
"Wooden Feathers" by Ursula Vernon (November 2015, Uncanny, 6717 words, 1 rec)
"Lotus Face and the Fox" by Nghi Vo (January/February 2016, Uncanny, 3161 words, 1 rec)
"Seven Cups of Coffee" by A. C. Wise (March 2016, Clarkesworld, 3979 words, 2 recs)
"A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers" by Alyssa Wong (March 2016, Tor.com, 3462 words, 2 recs)
Check out the stories below. For some stories the word counts are approximate because not all publishers provide them or it wasn't available; corrections and additions are welcome! Stories that must be purchased to read are marked with an asterisk, but we've linked to their home magazine or anthology page on Goodreads.
Since it's a been awhile, a reminder that we've decided to change things up in 2016 in order to include older short fiction. Also, the submission form will be open all year round and after submitting you'll be able to see the stories others have recced.
We'll be collecting short fiction recs for April through the 30th of September, after which we'll do another formal rec list! Please share your favorite short fiction read so far this year! You can find our form at http://goo.gl/forms/pBnXAYLPM3. We'd appreciate any signal boosts so more folks who read short fiction can find us and participate.
Happy reccing & reading!
Short Fiction Recommendations
"La Héron" by Charlotte Ashley (March/April 2015, Fantasy & Science Fiction, 1 rec)*
"43 Responses to 'In Memory of Dr. Alexandra Nako'" by Barbara Barnett (February 2016, Daily Science Fiction, 1365 words, 1 rec)
"Disharmony" by Tanvi Berwah (February 2016, For Books' Sake, 1 rec)*
"And You Shall Know Her By the Trail of Dead" by Brooke Bolander (February 2015, Lightspeed, 11154 words, 2 recs)
"The Souls of Horses" by Beth Cato (2016, Clockwork Phoenix 5, 1 rec)*
"The Star Maiden" by Roshani Chokshi (July 2015, Shimmer Magazine, 4958 words, 1 rec)
"Mama, We Are Zhenya" by Tom Crosshill (April 2011, Lightspeed, 3331 words, 1 rec)
"Breaking Water" by Indrapramit Das (February 2016, Tor.com, 8465 words, 1 rec)
"Three Cups of Grief, By Starlight" by Aliette de Bodard (January 2015, Clarkesworld, 6934 words, 1 rec)
"Postcards from Monster Island" by Emily Devenport (April 2015, Clarkesworld, 7674 words, 1 rec)
"The Forever Star" by Sarah Diemer (2012, Love Devours, 1 rec)*
"Madeleine" by Amal El-Mohtar (June 2015, Lightspeed, 5930 words, 1 rec)
"Pockets" by Amal El-Mohtar (September 2015, Uncanny, 3656 words, 1 rec)
"To Follow the Waves" by Amal El-Mohtar (January 2011, Podcastle, 1 rec)
"Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land" by Ruthanna Emrys (August 2014, Tor.com, 3329 words, 1 rec)
"Eye of the Storm" by Kelley Eskridge (May 2012, Lethe Press, 1 rec)*
"Bargain" by Sarah Gailey (December 2015, Mothership Zeta, 2707 words, 1 rec)
"Haunted" by Sarah Gailey (March 2016, Fireside Fiction, 3405 words, 1 rec)
"The Virgin Played Bass" by Maria Dahvana Headley (Jan/Feb 2016, Uncanny, 8681 words, 2 recs)
Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge (April 2014, Epic Reads Impulse, 1 rec)*
"Emily Breakfast" by Nalo Hopkinson (August 2015, Tachyon Publications, 1 rec)*
"Fisherman" by Nalo Hopkinson (May 2012, Lethe Press, 1 rec)*
"The Easthound" by Nalo Hopkinson (2015, Falling in Love with Hominids, 1 rec)*
"Blood in the Water" by Jaylee James (February 2016, Patreon, 1 rec)*
"When He First Laid Eyes" by Rachael K. Jones (February 2016, Fireside Fiction, 1041 words, 1 rec)
"Who Binds And Looses The World With Her Hands" by Rachael K. Jones (February 2015, Podcastle, 5043 words, 1 rec)
Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal (March 2016, Tor.com, 1 rec)*
"Midnight Hour" by Mary Robinette Kowal (July/August 2015, Uncanny, 6880 words, 1 rec)
"Cat Pictures Please" by Naomi Kritzer (January 2015, Clarkesworld, 3429 words, 2 recs)
"So Much Cooking" by Naomi Kritzer (November 2015, Clarkesworld, 9169 words, 1 rec)
"Extraction Request" by Rich Larson (January 2016, Clarkesworld, 8870 words, 1 rec)
"Foxfire, Foxfire" by Yoon Ha Lee (March 2016, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 7808 words, 2 recs)
"The Desert Glassmaker and the Jeweler of Berevyar" by Rose Lemberg (January 2016, Uncanny, 3501 words, 1 rec)
"Nkásht íí" by Darcie Little Badger (December 2014, Heiresses of Russ 2015, 3654 words, 1 rec)
"Superhero Girl" by Jei D. Marcade (as Jessica Lee) (2015, Fantasy Magazine: Queers Destroy Fantasy!, 2138 words, 1 rec)
"City of Salt" by Arkady Martine (March 2016, Strange Horizons, 3515 words, 1 rec)
"How the God Auzh-Aravik Brought Order to the World Outside the World" by Arkady Martine (January 2016, Strange Horizons, 2656 words, 1 rec)
"Each to Each" by Seanan McGuire (June 2014, Lightspeed, 7529 words, 2 recs)
Coral Bones by Foz Meadows (January 2016, Abaddon Books, 1 rec)*
"Smooth Stones and Empty Bones" by Bennett North (2016, Fantasy & Science Fiction, 1 rec)*
"A Partial Lists of Lists That I Have Lost Over Time" by Sunil Patel (February 2016, Asimov's, 985 words, 1 rec)*
"Lisbeth" by Selenia Paz (June 2015, Createspace, 1 rec)*
"The Killing Jar" by Laurie Penny (January 2016, Terraform, 5927 words, 1 rec)
Your Orisons May Be Recorded by Laurie Penny (March 2015, Tor.com, 6385 words, 1 rec)
"Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea" by Sarah Pinsker (February 2016, Lightspeed, 7596 words, 1 rec)
"Recalled to Service" by Alter S. Reiss (February 2016, Tor.com, 9772 words, 1 rec)
"Rosemary for Remembrance" by Megan Reynolds (2015, Perchance to Dream, 1 rec)*
"The Opening of the Bayou St John" by Shawn Scarber (February 2016, Strange Horizons, 3909 words, 1 rec)
"Mismatched" by Lydia Sharp (May 2013, Smashwords, 4512 words, 1 rec)*
"Vulcanization" by Nisi Shawl (January 2016, Nightmare, 4600 words, 1 rec)
"Salvage Opportunity" by Jack Skillingstead (March 2016, Clarkesworld, 3420 words, 1 rec)
"Love is Never Still" by Rachel Swirsky (March/April 2016, Uncanny, 9500 words, 1 rec)
"The Godbeard" by Lavie Tidhar (January 2016, Strange Horizons, 3813 words, 1 rec)
"The Abduction of Europa" by E. Catherine Tobler (January 2016, Clarkesworld, 5965 words, 1 rec)
"That Game We Played During the War" by Carrie Vaughn (March 2016, Tor.com, 6878 words, 1 rec)
"Pocosin" by Ursula Vernon (January 2015, Apex Magazine, 5000 words, 1 rec)
"The Tomato Thief" by Ursula Vernon (January 2016, Apex, 14000 words, 1 rec)
"Wooden Feathers" by Ursula Vernon (November 2015, Uncanny, 6717 words, 1 rec)
"Lotus Face and the Fox" by Nghi Vo (January/February 2016, Uncanny, 3161 words, 1 rec)
"Seven Cups of Coffee" by A. C. Wise (March 2016, Clarkesworld, 3979 words, 2 recs)
"A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers" by Alyssa Wong (March 2016, Tor.com, 3462 words, 2 recs)
