Status Updates From Uncanny Magazine Issue 67: ...

Interview: Eleanna Castroianni: good interview

Thicker: 3* Vassia is visiting her ancestral village with her mother. The village was flooded but when the drough is severe enough, the village emerges again. There are ghosts there, of people who were killed, and somehow returning brings peace to the village.

My Duende: in the Wall and in the Mirror: not rating poetry. About a trans woman. What's a duende?

The Teleporting Disaster Fairy: 4* Kittu unexpectedly starts teleporting to acccident/natural disaster sites (crashing airplane, sinking cruise ship, volcano, village where an avalanche happen, etc.) She preps for it as she can, but eventually she doesn't teleport anymore and she goes to drown in the river, then she pops back in time to save her parents from the car that would kill them in their diner.

Welkin Burials for Drones: not getting this one.

The Stranger Next Door: The Domestic Fantastic in Classic Nordic Children's Fantasy some classic examples of Nordic Children stories (Pippi Longstockings, the Moomins, Nils's adventures). I wish there was a few more recent ones listed

The Mistletoe Creeps for You or A Discussion of the Transformation of Xmas Horror from Societal to Fantastic I'm skipping this essay, I simply do not care enough about horror movies to read this.

Portrayals of Disability in The Wheel of Time, Sone Pictures/Amazon Studios: Interesting, but I haven't seen The Wheel of Time yet.

Who Are You Wearing? 2* A father with sex addiction has to use an exo suit to get money, while proving he can be a good father to his daughter Nadia. His ex-wife pirates the exo suit and makes him destroy things in their house. Not a proper ending, in my opinion.

I Am Insecure About My Character(s): very interesting essay. John Irving contradicting himself on his own process is funny. "writing" the "I Want" song for the protagonist sounds like an interesting idea.

Interview: Natalia Theodoridou Her novella was the sequel to another short story. Maybe if I had read it first, I would have enjoyed it more?

And on Their Graves a Fall of Angels : 1* Stefan is a trans man who earns a poor living killing angels during "funerals" (people being buried alive by order of the government). He meets Gala at a bar and she takes him to a commune where people live differently. He is an angel-talker? Not for me, not one bit.

Call Us Boy. not rating poetry. I don't really get this one.

Anémona: 3* Angustia is coming back to Casablanca after being away for 5 years, she is spending a few days with her girl friends in Dolores's parent's summer house that they intend to sell. The prose mixes in words in Spanish, which doesn't bother me, but are the girls merging at the end? what is going on?

Prayer for Winter: not rating poetry, but some touching imagery

Thank You, Patreon Supporters!: skipped

The Uncanny Valley: unrated. Submission period was August 25 to September 8, mostly AI trash

The Millay Illusion: 3* A mentalist recounts her relationship wit Susanna Miller/Millay and her final show, that stopped many other male illusionists from ever performing again. Missing something, in my opinion.

To Speak in Silence: 3* Big Yellow, one of the ceramic chicken that stood for years next to a woman's organ (the instrument), calls for help after their owner doesn't play for a day, leading to her rescue and recovery. Sweet story.