Short Fiction Round-UP #77

July might have been rough to follow my short fiction recs. Mastodon was the best place to get my weekday morning suggestions reliably. I started the month on Twitter, but have since abandoned my account. Three weeks ago, I joined BlueSky and have started posting daily there - though without a scheduler, it's a bit random throughout the day. Here are all twenty-three (23) in one place for you

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A World Unto Myself by P.A. Cornell was published at Apex Magazine in June.

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Smokelong Quarterly published
Lucy Ignores Death by L. Sorviero in 2020

Princess Shipwreck by Tessa Yang in 2017

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Timecop Mohitos by Sarah Pauling was published at Diabolical Plots in 2022.

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Metastellar published A Sampling of Seven Dragons by Mar Vincent in June.

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The Haunted Tea Set by Sarah Jackson was published at Bone Parade in June.

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Scrawl Place published The Clementine of Enlightenment by Monica Louzon in June.

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Informed Consent Logs from the Soul Swap Clinic by Sarah Pauling was published by Clarkesworld in 2022.

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Small Wonders published CoverLetter_Version5 by Courtney Floyd in July.

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Egg / Shell by Avi Burton was published by Kaleidotrope.

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Cossmass Infinities published The Bullet in My Pocket Has Your Name On It by P.A. Cornell in June.

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A Letter to A Bully's Mother by Priya Sridhar
and
A Word to the Wise by Risa T.H. Wolf
was published by Cast of Wonders in May.

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Uncanny Magazine published
Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 by R.S.A. Garcia in July. 
Wonderful story about an old woman and a robot becoming family.

Sinners, Saints, Dragons, and Haints, in the City Beneath the Still Waters by N. K. Jemisin in 2020.
An adventurous story in the aftermath of a hurricane with a dragon.

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Terms of Service by Dominica Phettplace was published at Nightmare Magazine.
Really? Have you read the TOS?

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If There's Anyone Left published
And Again, We Try by Allison King  in 2022.
Poignant science fiction story about family immigration decisions.

River Mumma Remembers by Tonya R. Moore in June.
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The Care Giver by Frances Ogamba in 2022.
​A story about a mortuary worker who sees the ghosts of the bodies he works on.

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The Sigilist's Notes on the Fell Lord's Staff by Stephen Granade was published at Baffling Magazine in 2021.
​This poetic story shows what happens when you know a person's true name.

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Strange Horizons published The Whale Shark's Stars by Dawn Vogel in July.
This poem uses beautiful imagery of astronomy as if stars were created by the skin of a whale shark.

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The Hamster Machine by Andrew Kozma was published by ergot. 
​What happens when you need a lot of hamsters?

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LatineLit published @kittypooka by Miguel Montevista 
A historical fiction during the pandemic in which a man experiences life altering events regarding ancient religions.

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