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‘All the Best of Dark and Bright’

odd. murakami-esque

‘How to Swallow the Moon’

This one really stood out as truly great. Loved the subtext and the themes and commentary and relationships. Looooved the prose in this one. It had such beautiful and painful words about love

‘Hurricane Heels (we go dancing)’
- anime inspired superhero girlband. interesting conflicts. very with-great-power etc. core, except they’re sick of all this shit, and I think that should be more common in superhero media. 6/10

‘Unclench Your Hand’
- liked the conflict of privilege and the relationships. thought the twist could’ve had more buildup. It was a bit on the nose. 6.5/10

‘Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez?’

There is a framing device that was cool and then became a little overdone. This one more than any other thus far felt like a high school horror story essay. Conceptually too - very goosebumps or mr midnight.

‘Syringe’

Loved this one. Interesting nuanced robot character.

‘Asphalt, River, Mother, Child’

another fav. Acab and found family <3

Milagroso

liked the easing into the world. seems normal and then it’s like ohhhh this is fuuucked as you keep reading in a way that builds on itself naturally

Shape of Water (2017)

Excellent writing