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I didn't get very far. Maybe 2-3chapters in and
Nope
Big nope
I dont want to read a story with normalized s*xu*l assault or deal with the waiting for it to happen to one of the MCs or between MCs who are supposed to end up romantic
Nopenopenope

The perfidy of Henry midgley
Yup. Same vibe

The outcast
Feels like this vibes has happened in this anthology before

The deserter
Another happy ending but not the one i expected

Quits
At least this one is both amusing and happy ending

One luckless hour
...what was the point of that?
Ok sure I can think about it but ...idk

The restless traveller's
...what the fuck was that

Mr hardrow's secretary
...well that happened

The sovereign in the gutter
...weird. not sure i like it

The turning wheel
That is not a good reason to get married

The three thieves
Nice twist.

The ill-laid scheme of Mr ambrose Weare
...woah...that felt like a lit of twists for...ehat...12 pages?

False Gods
Interesting and there's probably more to it if I were to look deeper but alas, that's not how I read.

the money spider
I did not expect the wife to succeed.

John Garland the Deliverer
quietly amusing.

The Great Fortuna Mine
This one made me laugh.

The Man Whom Nobody Liked
Okay, that was interesting.
The shortness is still mildly irksome but alas

The Man who Saved the President's Life
...I don't think I followed this one properly. Either details are missing or ... I missed them. Honestly the latter is more likely but I don't feel like rereading to attempt a proper read.
Fun though

Mr. Ashley's Failure: a much more satisfying ending though the majority of it is dialogue.
I"m going to have to adjust my expectations since it looks like ALL of these stories are going to be exceedingly short (by my usual standards)

The Prince of Story Tellers: short and ... dude vibes
The Ambassador's Dilemma: also short, with a sort of unsatisfying twist...unsatisfying isn't the right word but I can't think of a better one at this time. The solution undercuts the tension

restarted.

I'm forcing it.
I should probably dnf but ...
/sigh

waiting for actual action to start...

easier read than expected
and more fun

malik - to be honest, I skimmed most of this one
but it's a compelling story