Marti McKenna

For the very end of 2016, I decided to dig into my to-read pile and read something that's been waiting there for ages. I chose this anthology, which I've had for four years now.

I'm not familiar with Aeon magazine; it published before I began submitting short stories of my own. Their quirky mix of stories reminded me a lot of current publications like Apex Magazine and Uncanny Magazine. They sometimes run weird (a bit too much so for my tastes), but also feature deep, thoughtful works will well-drawn characters. It made me so sad to come across one of Eugie Foster's stories here. Wow, what a fabulous writer she was. Other favorites included "Patriot Girls" by Amy Sisson, "Bullet" by Marshall Payne, and "Silverfin Harbour" by Tina Connolly (which I read earlier this year in Tina's collection, also published by Fairwood Press).… (plus d'informations)