"Seasons of Glass and Iron," by Amal El-Mohtar
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Seasons of Glass and Iron, by Amal El-Mohtar. Tabitha is cursed to walk in iron shoes. Amira is imprisoned, alone, atop a hill of glass. Two fairy tales converse in this story, and two women rescue each other.
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"Evangelina Concepcion," by Ani Sison Cooney
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Evangelina Concepcion, by Ani Sison Cooney. A young Latina woman growing up in Los Angeles struggles with grief after her mother is killed in a car accident.
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"Acknowledgments," by Maggie Shipstead
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Acknowledgments, by Maggie Shipstead. On the eve of the publication of his self-referential debut novel, The Canon According to D. M. Murphy, Daniel M. Murphy narrowly avoids a moment of self-awareness.
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"Auspicium Melioris Aevi," by Neon Yang
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Auspicium Melioris Aevi, by Neon Yang. In a future where famous historical leaders are cloned and trained in a mysterious Academy to become advisors to the world’s nations, the fiftieth copy of Harry Lee Kuan Yew tries to buck the system.
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"The Story of the Woman Who Fell in Love with Death," by Chaya Bhuvaneswar
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The Story of the Woman Who Fell in Love with Death, by Chaya Bhuvaneswar. A young boy immerses himself in story, trying to find meaning and wholeness after his sister goes missing.
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"A Nest of Ghosts, a House of Birds," by Kat Howard
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A Nest of Ghosts, a House of Birds, by Kat Howard. In this lovely and haunting story, a young woman inherits her grandmothers house. When she arrives, though, she discovers that the house is full of birds—and stories.
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"The Friend," by Lindsay Hatton
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The Friend, by Lindsay Hatton. A WWI veteran comes to the Big Sur coast to oversee the construction of an iconic bridge, and strikes up an unlikely friendship with an unusual stranger.
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"Spirit of Home," by José Pablo Iriarte
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Spirit of Home, by José Pablo Iriarte. A migrant father and daughter living on Mars are brought together by a taste of home.
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"The Best Light Fades," by Rachel Lyon
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The Best Light Fades, by Rachel Lyon. A young writer struggles to find her voice and get her artistic career started, all while having to care for her aging father and her literal clown of a boyfriend.
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"Crow's Eye," by Sarah Hollowell
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Crow's Eye, by Sarah Hollowell. "Her entire life, Ruby has known that something lives in the lake. She’s never seen it, but she’s felt its fingers brush her ankle. She’s felt its gaze."
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