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Wonder City Stories #1.50
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How does an octogenarian superhero stuck in the body of a 13-year-old cope with mistakes she made decades ago? She goes to have tea with one of her best friends. The Equestrian doesn't have many peers to hang out with in the world of Wonder City Stories, but Dr. Hel Blau, the intelligent airship, is one of them.
This short story is a brief slice of superhero life for a character who will show up quite a bit more in the upcoming Wonder City Stories novel, Ephemera.
This short story is a brief slice of superhero life for a character who will show up quite a bit more in the upcoming Wonder City Stories novel, Ephemera.
17 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2016
About the author
Jude McLaughlin
9 books3 followersJude McLaughlin is an author of speculative fiction web serials, novels, and short fiction. Raised in a town in Delaware whose name no two people pronounce the same way, they now live and write in a town in Massachusetts whose name no one from out of state can pronounce.
In addition to their fiction writing, they are a technical, medical, and science writer and their work has been known to appear in the occasional tabletop roleplaying game book and videogame. They live with furry overlords and their wife in a large old house with enough character to populate its own series of novels.
In addition to their fiction writing, they are a technical, medical, and science writer and their work has been known to appear in the occasional tabletop roleplaying game book and videogame. They live with furry overlords and their wife in a large old house with enough character to populate its own series of novels.
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October 31, 2016
Third story I’ve read by this author, third in the Wonder City Stories series, and second short story.
A slice of life story about a superhero octogenarian who ended up stuck in the body of a 13 year old. She goes by the name ‘The Equestrian’ and will, it appears, be ‘big’ in the next full length book in the series. Everything to here I wrote pre-reading. Everything after, post-reading. So, let me do that. Read. Or, at least, during reading. Like I wanted to note that the story opens with “The next time Lady Daphne calls,” Molly said . . . and I do not know who either person is – Lady Daphne or Molly (ah, Molly would be ‘The Equestrian’).
Ah. So the ‘in the body of a 13 year old’ is not a new condition. She always was 13. She’s just 80 now. In the body of a 13 year old. That’s kind of what drew me to the story – the concept of an 80 year old suddenly in the body of a 13 year old. Who would age. But no, as noted, always 13 year old body. Mmphs.
So . . . story story story. Young/old woman baths. Reads a book based on her superhero character. Almost kills book when she notices that it contains a scene between her character and that of a vampire. I, the reader, giggle – once. “This thing is… is.. virginity fetishism. With vampires.” – eww – referring to the book in the short story, not the short story.
I have to say, the whole concept of a character who is permanently 13 (in body) is kind of icky. *shrugs* Which comes up in the story – in a ‘there’s people who wanted to schtup a 13 year old legally and that’s disgusting’ way.
This is an incredibly whiny story. Basically that’s entirety of it. A whiny 13 year old girl, who is actually 82 and therefore has lived through all the wars and stuff, but still looks 13, still doesn’t age or really know what losing your eyesight or all that actually means. And she’s sitting there whining about that. Mmphs.
Oh that and how Molly is upset about how the people who own the rights to her name have been bought by another company and come out with a book that’s kind of icky (see above re: vampires and stuff), and attempts to do something about it.
Shesh. This book. Shesh. It keeps introducing topics and then . . . leaping over them. Like, one minute Molly is flying on her horse (apparently her horse can fly) towards a lawyer to ‘deal with’ this book thingie, and the next it’s the time afterwards. Book thingie dealt with. Um. Hmm. That . . um . . annoying.
And, um, story over. I . . . um . . what was the point of this story? Whining, book issue, book issue dealt with (behind the scenes), 80 year old in 13 year old body petting some cats, whining some more, and flying around on horse. Um. I mean the other stories I’ve read by this author actually had, you know, plots, and stuff. This one was just whining. And flying around on a flying horse. Oh, and there’s nothing specifically LGBT about this story. Unless being in an unaging 13 year old female body has some LGBT element to it. Dated a male vampire a while back (so MF there). Is in a female body and is female. Hmm. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Asexual. She’s, as far as I know, none of those. There’s a pointed reference about how she still has the hormones (or something like that) of a 13 year old, which would imply that she’s not asexual. Potentially – well in the context of how that was worded. Conceivably bisexual, but no mention of that. Ah well.
Right. So. I’ve now read everything published by this author (as far as I know).
Rating: 3.0
October 31 2016
A slice of life story about a superhero octogenarian who ended up stuck in the body of a 13 year old. She goes by the name ‘The Equestrian’ and will, it appears, be ‘big’ in the next full length book in the series. Everything to here I wrote pre-reading. Everything after, post-reading. So, let me do that. Read. Or, at least, during reading. Like I wanted to note that the story opens with “The next time Lady Daphne calls,” Molly said . . . and I do not know who either person is – Lady Daphne or Molly (ah, Molly would be ‘The Equestrian’).
Ah. So the ‘in the body of a 13 year old’ is not a new condition. She always was 13. She’s just 80 now. In the body of a 13 year old. That’s kind of what drew me to the story – the concept of an 80 year old suddenly in the body of a 13 year old. Who would age. But no, as noted, always 13 year old body. Mmphs.
So . . . story story story. Young/old woman baths. Reads a book based on her superhero character. Almost kills book when she notices that it contains a scene between her character and that of a vampire. I, the reader, giggle – once. “This thing is… is.. virginity fetishism. With vampires.” – eww – referring to the book in the short story, not the short story.
I have to say, the whole concept of a character who is permanently 13 (in body) is kind of icky. *shrugs* Which comes up in the story – in a ‘there’s people who wanted to schtup a 13 year old legally and that’s disgusting’ way.
This is an incredibly whiny story. Basically that’s entirety of it. A whiny 13 year old girl, who is actually 82 and therefore has lived through all the wars and stuff, but still looks 13, still doesn’t age or really know what losing your eyesight or all that actually means. And she’s sitting there whining about that. Mmphs.
Oh that and how Molly is upset about how the people who own the rights to her name have been bought by another company and come out with a book that’s kind of icky (see above re: vampires and stuff), and attempts to do something about it.
Shesh. This book. Shesh. It keeps introducing topics and then . . . leaping over them. Like, one minute Molly is flying on her horse (apparently her horse can fly) towards a lawyer to ‘deal with’ this book thingie, and the next it’s the time afterwards. Book thingie dealt with. Um. Hmm. That . . um . . annoying.
And, um, story over. I . . . um . . what was the point of this story? Whining, book issue, book issue dealt with (behind the scenes), 80 year old in 13 year old body petting some cats, whining some more, and flying around on horse. Um. I mean the other stories I’ve read by this author actually had, you know, plots, and stuff. This one was just whining. And flying around on a flying horse. Oh, and there’s nothing specifically LGBT about this story. Unless being in an unaging 13 year old female body has some LGBT element to it. Dated a male vampire a while back (so MF there). Is in a female body and is female. Hmm. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Asexual. She’s, as far as I know, none of those. There’s a pointed reference about how she still has the hormones (or something like that) of a 13 year old, which would imply that she’s not asexual. Potentially – well in the context of how that was worded. Conceivably bisexual, but no mention of that. Ah well.
Right. So. I’ve now read everything published by this author (as far as I know).
Rating: 3.0
October 31 2016
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