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Luna Station Quarterly: Issue 049
THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE...
...even in this troublesome batch of stories from Luna Station Quarterly, where grief, loneliness and other prickly emotions take center stage.
Amidst the small gods and sleeping giants, werewolves, knights and artificial intelligences, the women at the center of these stories are faced with real pain, real sickness, and of course, death. But just as in real life, where if we are lucky, we sometimes find that it is often darkest before the dawn, these stories also offer their own curious and uplifting redemptions. At least most of them do...
This is real belly of the whale stuff, folks. (I mean, seriously... there are several stories in here that deal with people/places/planets being EATEN!) Our PR staff wouldn't want me to tell you all of this. But luckily, we don't have a PR staff. And I know you can handle it, denizens of Sol 3 in the year 2022.
So kick back, read 'em slowly, and remember... THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
...even in this troublesome batch of stories from Luna Station Quarterly, where grief, loneliness and other prickly emotions take center stage.
Amidst the small gods and sleeping giants, werewolves, knights and artificial intelligences, the women at the center of these stories are faced with real pain, real sickness, and of course, death. But just as in real life, where if we are lucky, we sometimes find that it is often darkest before the dawn, these stories also offer their own curious and uplifting redemptions. At least most of them do...
This is real belly of the whale stuff, folks. (I mean, seriously... there are several stories in here that deal with people/places/planets being EATEN!) Our PR staff wouldn't want me to tell you all of this. But luckily, we don't have a PR staff. And I know you can handle it, denizens of Sol 3 in the year 2022.
So kick back, read 'em slowly, and remember... THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
- GenresFantasy
290 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2022
6 people want to read
About the author
Jennifer Lyn Parsons
68 books45 followersI write fantasy, soft sci-fi, and fairy tales, often with neurodiverse or queer characters. Occasionally, I'll write stories set in our own world.
In addition to working on my own writing, I also run Luna Station Quarterly, an online literary journal devoted to female-identified speculative fiction writers. The Quarterly is the daughter publication of the small publishing company I run, Luna Station Press.
Outside of writing (and its close associate, reading), I'm a software engineer working to make the internet more human-friendly. I can also be found devouring comic books and video games, watching baseball, listening to music, and making things out of wool, paper, and wood.
In addition to working on my own writing, I also run Luna Station Quarterly, an online literary journal devoted to female-identified speculative fiction writers. The Quarterly is the daughter publication of the small publishing company I run, Luna Station Press.
Outside of writing (and its close associate, reading), I'm a software engineer working to make the internet more human-friendly. I can also be found devouring comic books and video games, watching baseball, listening to music, and making things out of wool, paper, and wood.
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February 2, 2023
Lunar Station Quarterly, Stellar Short Fiction by Female-Identified Speculative Fiction Writers, issue #049 (March, 2022). You can read the stories online here https://lunastationquarterly.com/issu...
There is always hope…
…even in this troublesome batch of stories from Luna Station Quarterly, where grief, loneliness and other prickly emotions take center stage.
Amidst the small gods and sleeping giants, werewolves, knights and artificial intelligences, the women at the center of these stories are faced with real pain, real sickness, and of course, death. But just as in real life, where if we are lucky, we sometimes find that it is often darkest before the dawn, these stories also offer their own curious and uplifting redemptions. At least most of them do…
My first dive into this magazine. I read all stories on offer, like The Important Things by Lisa Fox
Small Offerings for a Small God by Virginia M Mohlere
Sleeping Giants by Erin Keating
Experiment Ninety-Four by Sarah Salcedo
Clouds in her Eyes by Glenna Turnbull
Face by Amy Mills Klipstine
The Time Speaker by Emmie Christie
Dinner with Jupiter by Clare Diston
Alistair Catfish by Cindy Phan
Thin Crust by Erin MacNair
The Goddess of Fear by Ivy Grimes
Soul Mate by Paulene Turner
The Best Pierogi in Kocierba by Agniszka Halas
The Butterfly Eater by Katherine Shats
Eclectibles by K. Hartless
Rhyme and Reason by Rine Karr
The Paper Child by Rebecca Harrison
Swallow It Down by Sarah Dropek
Overall a very nice selection. I will return to Luna Station Quarterly.
4 Stars
There is always hope…
…even in this troublesome batch of stories from Luna Station Quarterly, where grief, loneliness and other prickly emotions take center stage.
Amidst the small gods and sleeping giants, werewolves, knights and artificial intelligences, the women at the center of these stories are faced with real pain, real sickness, and of course, death. But just as in real life, where if we are lucky, we sometimes find that it is often darkest before the dawn, these stories also offer their own curious and uplifting redemptions. At least most of them do…
My first dive into this magazine. I read all stories on offer, like The Important Things by Lisa Fox
Small Offerings for a Small God by Virginia M Mohlere
Sleeping Giants by Erin Keating
Experiment Ninety-Four by Sarah Salcedo
Clouds in her Eyes by Glenna Turnbull
Face by Amy Mills Klipstine
The Time Speaker by Emmie Christie
Dinner with Jupiter by Clare Diston
Alistair Catfish by Cindy Phan
Thin Crust by Erin MacNair
The Goddess of Fear by Ivy Grimes
Soul Mate by Paulene Turner
The Best Pierogi in Kocierba by Agniszka Halas
The Butterfly Eater by Katherine Shats
Eclectibles by K. Hartless
Rhyme and Reason by Rine Karr
The Paper Child by Rebecca Harrison
Swallow It Down by Sarah Dropek
Overall a very nice selection. I will return to Luna Station Quarterly.
4 Stars
April 2, 2022
A wonderful collection of spec fic short stories! I got it because I knew one of the authors, I stayed for all the stories and now I want to read more LSQ.
Highlights for me were:
Important Things: relatable, this conjured up an image of my childhood home, and bittersweet
Sleeping Giants: in isolation, a connection to nature
Experiment Ninety Four: equal parts angry and cheering when I read this one
Alistair Catfish: reminded me of a modern folktale, very satisfying ending
Soul Mate: heart-breaking, intriguing, pulled me right in
The Best Pierogi in Kocierba: fairytale-inspired modern tale with lovely description and characters that leaped off the pages
Rhyme and Reason: had me on the edge of my seat and also managed to grip my heart
Highlights for me were:
Important Things: relatable, this conjured up an image of my childhood home, and bittersweet
Sleeping Giants: in isolation, a connection to nature
Experiment Ninety Four: equal parts angry and cheering when I read this one
Alistair Catfish: reminded me of a modern folktale, very satisfying ending
Soul Mate: heart-breaking, intriguing, pulled me right in
The Best Pierogi in Kocierba: fairytale-inspired modern tale with lovely description and characters that leaped off the pages
Rhyme and Reason: had me on the edge of my seat and also managed to grip my heart
January 3, 2026
Full disclosure, I have a flash fiction in this issue.
My favorites in this were:
"The Important Things" by Lisa Fox
"Experiment Ninety-Four" by Sarah Salcedo
"The Best Pierogi in Kocierba" by Agnieszka Halas
"Rhyme and Reason" by Rine Karr
"The Paper Child" by Rebecca Harrison
My favorites in this were:
"The Important Things" by Lisa Fox
"Experiment Ninety-Four" by Sarah Salcedo
"The Best Pierogi in Kocierba" by Agnieszka Halas
"Rhyme and Reason" by Rine Karr
"The Paper Child" by Rebecca Harrison
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