Short Story of the Day #9: "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu

Short Story of the Day #9: “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu

I’ve got another oldie-but-goodie for you today. E. Lily Yu’s “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” took the 2012 awards season by storm, racking up nominations for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. This Short Story of the Day pick is just as captivating in 2023, nearly twelve years after it originally appeared in Clarkesworld.

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Short Story of the Day #6: Sometimes Boys Don't Know by Donyae Coles

Short Story of the Day #7: “Sometimes Boys Don’t Know” by Donyae Coles

If you’ve read the Short Story of the Day series so far, you know I love stories about monstrous women and girls. I shared Carrie Vaughn’s take on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” last year. Yesterday’s pick, Kelly Sandoval’s ‘What Sisters Take,” follows a teenager with a hidden twin who can only survive by killing her. Next up: “Sometimes Boys Don’t Know” by Donyae Coles.

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