Lady Business

Just three stories this week because brain fog is a huge thing for me right now. Hopefully I'll return stronger next week, but at the same time we are waiting for our phone calls about work reopening so... If you'd like to, please tell me about short stories you've enjoyed which are compatible with tired brain.

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Ok, maybe I need a plan to help me read new to me short fiction authors because this post is yet another foray into new work by authors I've read before. Turned out pretty great though so...

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Quick bit of short fiction news before I go - I just wanted to add a little note linking to Charles Payseur's new rating system, The Scales of Relative Grimness which is just so relevant to my own interests when it comes to short fiction. I think Charles has some further thoughts on the scale coming out soon, so I'll be interested to see those too.

I only managed to read and write about four stories again this week, but oh well. I think I have fully learned that living through a pandemic without losing it means having to just let my brain do what it wants when it wants. And sometimes what it wants to do is watch three series of Superstore in a row.

However, I fully expect to read more stories next week because Maria Haskins just posted a round up with the unofficial theme of 'companion animals', and I plan to inhale all the stories I haven't read already. So, I hope you check out the four stories I was able to highlight, and then come back ready for more next week.

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I gave myself the first week of my new furlough off from doing any projects, including Short Business, but even with that break to re-adjust I've found myself slow to get back into short fic. So, if you think 'Hm, that's a short post about an odd mix of stories this week' yes it is, and we're just going to roll with it.

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No Friday story this week because like I said I was still finding it hard to get back into the project, but I'll return next week with a full complement of five stories, and hopefully more coherent thoughts about them.

My week of reading flash fiction started off strong, but then took a turn when I realised I usually kind of stumble over flash fiction unless it's in Flash Fiction Online. I need a better system for finding this format if I want to do a whole week of flash fiction reviews. Still, I started off with two flash fiction stories. Yes, one is from Flash Fiction Online...

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I'm back at work now and heading into the deep, dark woods of Christmas retail so this post probably really will be the last Short Business post of the year. I hope you've enjoyed reading my thoughts on the short fiction I've read this year, and that maybe I steered you to some stories you've enjoyed.