Hello! I am frighteningly behind on these roundups because from 4 July 2022 to 5 August 2022 I was hospitalised for spine injury (acute exacerbation of prolapsed inverted disc, says the medical report) and was bedridden for nearly that whole time. Then came a lot of grading (in fact, I was grading and supervising even … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in June 2022
May yielded a fine crop of short stories that I greatly enjoyed. Stories of haunting, of love and belonging — every single story on this list had a strong narrative voice that pulled at me. Highly recommended! A Manual on Different Options To Bring a Loved One To Life by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (Clarkesworld Magazine). … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in May 2022
Wow, it was hard to select pieces from Clarkesworld’s April Issue! I enjoyed almost every story I read in the April issue and had to force myself to pick only two. It’s always wonderful to read Clarkesworld and issues like these are like jewels in the crown for the magazine. I also really enjoyed the … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in April 2022
I’m slowly catching up! Here is a selection of excellent short fiction I enjoyed in March 2022. I’ve also decided to include issues that are quarterly or bi-yearly rather than just monthly so some of these may be slightly out of sync. Otherwise, I’d not be fair to `zines that do not publish monthly! It … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in March 2022
Hi everyone! I have been tremendously behind on this. I have been really bogged down with work and other things in my life right now. So, I’m going to just post the list of stories without the commentary because that’s better than not posting anything at all! I did read extensively for February 2022, and … Continue reading Short Fiction I Enjoyed in February 2022
I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile. But it seems like whenever I did short fiction lists on twitter, I ran out of steam. I also did year end lists on the main website but those builds crashed. Twice. Ill-fated indeed. So, I’m just going to quietly do these monthly lists for as long … Continue reading Short Fiction I’ve Enjoyed in January 2022