Status Updates From Uncanny Magazine, Issue 54,...

Interview E. T.: fine

Wish: I liked where that poem was going, but it ended too soon

The Girl...: 2* adressed directly to the spectator. Not sure how to describe it.

Six Versions...: 2* what's the final deal? 15yo Olga goes under the Devil's Bridge, finds parts of her dead brother everytime. Once there are 6 brothers, they are about to devour her but her parents make a different deal and bring back the single brother back to the bridge. Olga asks that they'll forget everything.

Failing the Marshmallow Test: good. "We all deserve more book joy."

A Siren's Call...: I don't get what it is talking about.

Four Words Written on My Skin: 3* Narrator's estranged wife was taken by the fay, dropping "memories" like breadcrumbs behind her. Finding the last one, they keep searching, finally finding her and making new promises.

How Becoming the Doctor...: I've been meaning to catch up with Doctor Who for years, maybe someday. No spoilers in this, since it's about a RPG show. Having the Doctor's voice in her head sometimes. Stepping down and regenerating.

Why Fanzines Now? Not something I am familiar with, I should check some out.

Interview Sarah Monette: short but good

The Kingdom of Darkness: 3* What bugs me is the dead wife, otherwise this story was quite enjoyable.

The Coffin Maker: 2* Stephani is the last Outfitter, so she has to make the suits for the three propectors going down to a planet's surface even though her materials are damaged or insufficient. She puts the best on Ariadne's suit to bring her back so they can go back home.

Hora Somni: I like that the translation of the not-English words is included in the poem.
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The Curing 2* Some interesting ideas but... no. Teens from the "weird accent" group start to make copies of themselves with glue. Adults do it too. School likes the doubles, who are perfect students. The end is very vague, I doubt everyone will understand the same thing. Also written in "We".