I dig digging things, you dig?

[mrissa]

My dog does also, but less in the short story department.

Last week a friend of mine was worrying about tagging things with the label “best,” because she hasn’t read everything, and what if she has missed things that are best-er than the things she currently thinks are best? And: look. No one has read everything. But it is okay to just say: here

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[rushthatspeaks]

I am pleased to see reactions to 'Glaciers Made You', as it is the first story I have picked out of the slush, not knowing the author in any way, and then gotten to shepherd all the way through the editing process. Some other stuff I've edited has been published, and some other stuff I've picked, but I've either come in later or handed the stories off to somebody else; this one the other editors signed off on and we all figured out where to fit it in the schedule and anything else editorial I did, and it's the first time that's happened. It came in as a great piece and I think it's only gotten better, and I feel very proprietorial, despite it being honestly all Gabby.

'20/20' is pretty boss too, the first time travel piece I've seen in a while that I didn't feel as though I'd already read before reading it.

[mrissa]

Maybe you have, rushthatspeaks. Maybe you haaaave.

/time travel jokes

[asakiyume]

I really loved that Elizabeth Bear story, which I read thanks to your recommendation on Twitter.

One that I read just yesterday that I liked (but which--if it matters--is only marginally speculative) is Sofia Samatar's "The Closest Thing to Animals"

[mrissa]

Before I've had the chance to read it, thank you for the recommendation. I appreciate people using this comments space for recommendations! It is a good thing!