“The slow process of alarm that passes for startlement in turtles”

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“The River Boy” by Tim Pratt

Lunchtime reading

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“Maslow’s Hierarchy of Sandwiches” by Andrew Neuendorf

Public works

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“Into Stone” by Keith Snyder

Color theory

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“The Sky that Wraps the World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black” by Jay Lake

Arthur C. Clarke

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Last night I caught the tail end of an NPR bit, referring to Clarke in the past tense. Not surprising, given his advanced age, but sad nonetheless.

I read “The Star” when I was a kid; it was included in one of the anthologies my mom owned. It’s not Clarke’s best known work, but it’s the one I always think of first when I think of him—or, for that matter, the science fiction field.

Since the benefits of marriage are on my mind today

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“Abstinence-Only Driver’s Ed” by Suzanne Kleid

Spinetingler results

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The votes have been tallied, and Gerri Leen’s Shred story did not win in the Best Short Story category. But you should still read it, if you haven’t already.

I also invite you to read the story that did win: “Seven Days of Rain” by Chris F. Holm. (And the rest of the nominated stories, for that matter.)

Making a list

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“Things I Counted Today” by Jonathan Wood

Seasonal reading

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“The Grift of the Magi” by Sean Doolittle

Exit, pursued by bear

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“Bears” by Leah Bobet