Showing posts with label 2016 Campbell Nominee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 Campbell Nominee. Show all posts

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers, by Alyssa Wong

October 2015

Jen searches carefully for the right dates on Tindr; dates who will provide what she really needs. Jen is a kind of vampire; she feeds on bad thoughts.

And one night she hits the jackpot.

As this is a short story, it's tough to say anything more without spoiling the whole thing, but Wong builds setting, situation, and character with exquisite perfection.

I also reviewed her The Fisher Queen, last year.

Highly recommended.

This story and others I received as part of the 2016 Hugo Awards voters' packet.