Not for me

This is my first issue read, and for what it is, it's not badly done. For my tastes, it's got far too much interviews & essays rather than fiction. ( )

I always have trouble rating these kind of stories. So I won't. I will say I enjoyed the hell out of it!

This is an extremely satisfying short story of revenge on a cosmological and a very very tiny scale (us). :)

If only all such tales of murder and rape could ever be so delightfully wrapped up, right? Spread those wings, my goddess, spread those wings. :)

http://uncannymagazine.com/article/talons-can-crush-galaxies/

Nom for Hugo '17

Read it! It's quick and delicious! ( )

At this point, I have only read one story in this magazine: Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar.

I really enjoyed this story, especially as I love fairy tale retellings that use lesser known tales for their foundation. I recognized one of these two early on, though the other had me stumped for a little while (and I enjoyed trying to puzzle out what it was). It has some great lines in it, and some humor, but a lot of it is social commentary. It's not heavy-handed, but it is there and present. I enjoyed it all the more for calling out some of the problematic things that our fairy tales take for granted, but I know not everyone will. ( )

"This is not the story of how he killed me, thank fuck."

Thank fuck, indeed.
This story sums up exactly my thoughts on this let's hear abuser's life story culture which treats a victim as a nameless concept instead of a human being.
It's only 3 pages long but perfect. It's not his story but HERS. She gets personality and he doesn't even have a name.
It also stresses the importance of sisterhood. She's not alone in her wrath. ( )