#Amal Singh

[lexreadsdiversely]

Asian Readathon 2024

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Even if I wanted to be an aesthetic blogger I couldn't. Not with my baby boy, Lito, taking every opportunity to lay on me.

It's AAPI month and I'm participating in the Asian Readathon! (See withcindy on YouTube for more details). I wanted to share some of the books I'm reading and talk briefly about my thoughts so far.

Sidenote: You should be reading Asian authors year round. If you aren't already, I recommend checking out Cindy's blog, looking at the kickass spreadsheet of books, and expanding your horizons.

Bliss Montage, Ling Ma

Features eight reality-bending stories about relationships with oneself and other people. Character-driven. Less than 250 pages. Check trigger warnings.

I chose this one to fit the prompt of a book that feels timeless based on the vibes of Ling Ma's first book, Severance (a personal favorite). She goes back and forth between past and present often, at times seamlessly between mere paragraphs, and it gives the feeling of time being stretched and almost uncertain. I greatly enjoyed it in Severance and suspected similar vibes in this book, and I'm not disappointed! I'm wondering if this is autobiographical fiction (it isn't advertised as such, but I can spot some of the shared events of Ma's actual life and the MC). This book is deeply intimate and, at times, very heavy. I'm only halfway through, and I already know it's going to be another favorite.

This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Adult Sapphic science fantasy about two rival agents on opposing sides of a war. Less than 200 pages (can you tell I like novellas?)

I've started this twice now, once on audiobook and once on ebook, before realizing neither format worked for me and buying a physical copy. I'm only two chapters in, but wow, if you enjoy competitive flirting, these two are incredible at it! I'll say more when I'm further along, but this is some quality writing.

Light from Uncommon Stars, Ryka Aoki

Sapphic science fantasy. A woman makes a deal with a demon to sell her soul for fame in the violin world and must convince seven other violin prodigies to sell theirs in order to get hers back. She finds number seven in a trans girl who runs away from home, and unexpected love with an alien woman who comes to Earth to escape a galactic Endplague. Check the trigger warnings!

I'm 300 pages in (out of almost 400) and this book makes me fucking feral. Apart from the main three characters stories, there are so many side characters with their own stories, and every single one weaves together in some way and packs a punch. I was sold on this book the moment I heard Queen of Hell, and it's just sucked me deeper and deeper. There are so many unexpected events in this book, so many moments that make me go "holy fucking shit?" You think you know what kind of book it is, then some off the wall shit happens and you have to reassess. This is such a deeply trans narrative (written by a trans woman), and as soon as I finish it I'm never going to shut up about it. Probably one of the best books I've ever read and I'm not done yet.

Once more, check the trigger warnings! Aoki is very good at making it super clear what's happening, while also not doing too much on-page (usually by either going light with the details, or fading the scene). But of all the talk about this book I've encountered, no one ever mentioned triggers and I foolishly assumed that meant that there weren't any major ones. There very much are. I'll start you off: transphobia, internalized transphobia, racism, sexual assault, self-harm, parental abuse (the book opens with this one, so mentally prepare yourself).

The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir, Jami Nakamura Lin

A memoir that users the yōkai and various other figures from Japanese, Taiwanese, and Okinawan folktales to talk about grief in the face of the author's father's cancer and her struggles with Bipolar Disorder. Features amazing illustrations by her sister, Cori Nakamura Lin.

This sentence from the blurb took me out at the knees: "...Jami Nakamura Lin shines a light into dark corners, driven by a question: How do we learn to live with the things that haunt us?"

This is just fucking cool. It's a memoir that basically ripped up the rule book and does it so well. You're never certain if what you're reading really happened (and this is intentional). Stories that show the complexity and humanity of people with Bipolar Disorder are few and far between, so this book has a special place in my heart. It challenges the current narrative of mental health recovery in a way I've yet to see.

Other things I'll be reading:

The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh - Doesn't come out until mid-May, so I'll be waiting impatiently to enjoy it.

Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts. If you've read any of these books, come scream at me!

~ Lex

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The Gulmohar of Mehranpur

By Amal Singh.

[curlygirl79]

The Garden of Delights - Amal Singh

I am hopping onto the blog tour for The Garden of Delights by Amal Singh today. Many thanks to Amal and Flame Tree Press for providing me with a copy of the book, and to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part. BLURB: A world where petals are currency and flowers are magic. A man battling a curse of eternal old age. A girl who can be his boon. But it’s not all tulips and…

[rosemariecawkwell]

Review: The Garden of Delights, by Amal Singh

Genre – fantasy > mythology > magical realism● ISBN paperback – 978-1-78758-908-7● ISBN ebook – 978-1-78758-910-0● Pricing [USD] $16.95 (PB) / $4.99 (EB)● Pricing [GBP] £12.95 (PB) / £4.95 (EB)● Releases 14 May 2024● Published by Flame Tree Press● Distributed by Hachette UK SYNOPSIS A world where petals are currency and flowers are magic. A man battling a curse of eternal old age. A girl who…

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The Short Story Reader #47 - Island Circus by Amal Singh

Previous | Previous by Amal Singh | Next Like the last short story I read, “Island Circus” has a complex sibling dynamic at play, one the reader only experiences from the point of view of one sibling. Singh’s protagonist exhibits resentment and a forlorn sense of abandonment, but also love–much more so than Mona West’s protagonist did in “You Me and the End”. Where West’s story was apocalyptic,…

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Tell Me the Meaning of Bees

by Amal Singh

via Diabolical Plots

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Mystic Hymn of Sant Tulsi Sahib: Dil ka Hujra Saf Kar - Light and Sound on The Path

“The original copy of ‘Ghat Ramayana’ written by Saint Tulsi Saheb kept in a glass case in the ashram of Saint Tulsi Saheb in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.”

हाथरस, उत्तर प्रदेश में संत तुलसी साहब के आश्रम में शीशे के पिटक में रखी उन्हीं द्वारा रचित ‘घट रामायण’ की मूल प्रति (चित्र सौजन्य: पूज्य सत्य प्रकाश बाबा)

(Photo Courtesy of Pujya Satya Prakash Baba [and Pravesh K. Singh])

Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras had some Sufi or Muslim disciples. Sometimes he composed hymns for them, the most well-known of these being a hymn addressing Sheikh Taqi. The one below seems to be in this category. It was published in Ajaib’s Grace magazine, May-June 2003.

Param Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, India:

Chorus:

Dil ka hujra (1) saf kar, jana ke ane ke liye,

Dhyan gairo ka utha uske bithane ke liye.

Translation:

Cleanse the chamber of your heart, so that the Beloved may enter,

Remove all the foreign impressions, so that He can take His seat there.

Verse:

Chashme dil se dekh yaha jo jo tamashe ho rahe,

Dilsita kya kya hai tere dil satane ke liye.

Translation:

See with the heart's eye the astonishing spectacle of this world,

Oh heart -- ravishing scenes appear there to entice you.

Ek dil lakho tamnna us pai aur zyada havis,

Phir thikana hai kaha uske tikane ke liye?

One heart, with many desires, and always the lust for more,

Where is there any place for the Lord to come and reside?

Nakali mandir masjido me jae sade aphosa hai,

Kudarati masjid ka sakin dukh uthone ke liye.

It is a great pity that, going in the false [imitation] temples and mosques,

The indweller of the true mosque [the human body] is made to suffer.

Kudarati kabe ki tu maharab me sun gaur se,

A rahi dhur se sada tere bulane ke liye.

We should listen with attention in the prayer niche of the true Kaaba, (2)

The Sound is coming from the Court of the Lord and is calling you.

Kyo bhatkata phir raha tu e talashe yar me,

Rasta shah rag me hai dilvar pai jane ke liye.

Why are you wandering around lost in search of the Beloved?

The way to reach the charming one lies through the shah rag (3)

Murshade kamil se mil sidak aur saburi se taki.

Jo tujhe dega faham shah rag ke pane ke liye.

O devotee, meet the Perfect Master with sincerity and patience.

He will give you the secret to find the shah rag.

Goshe batin ho kushada jo kare kuch din amal.

La ilaha allahu akbar pai jane ke liye.

If you do the practice for a few days, the inner way will open before you.

It is the path to reach Allah, the One God, the Most High.

Yah sada Tulsi ki hai amil amal kar dhyan de.

Kun kuran me hai likha allahu akbar ke liye.

This is the call of Tulsi: O practitioner, do the practice with concentration.

The kun [Shabd] described in the Koran, will take you to Allah, the Most High.

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NOTES:

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(1) A hujra is a small room for solitary meditation attached to a mosque.

(2) The Kaaba is the most holy place of Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca and the maharab or prayer niche indicates the direction facing the Kaaba in a mosque. The maharab or prayer niche of the true Kaaba is the third eye on the human forehead above and between the two eyes, alternatively called the Shiv netra or tisra til.

(3) The shah rag or "royal vein" is the central, subtle vein on the forehead that leads to Trikuti. It is also called sukhman nari.

[bookclub4m]

Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Romantic Comedies! We talk about the difference between “fun” and “funny,” crossover romance genres, cataloguing romance fiction, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The House Witch by Delemhach

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown 

I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander 

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Other Media We Mentioned

When Harry Met Sally… (Wikipedia)

The Bear (Wikipedia)

Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

The Martian (Wikipedia)

Golden Globes change comedy rules after controversial win for The Martian

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Beetlejuice (Wikipedia)

The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Judgment (video game)

Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

Cats (2019 film) (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

Episode 119: Regency Romance

What does a happily ever after look like? (romance novel covers)

Sensible Chuckle (Know Your Meme)

There Is Only One Bed (TV Tropes)

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Does the Dog Die?

20 Humorous Romance by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Courting Samira by Amal Awad

The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell

A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Game On by Seressia Glass

Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson

Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli

The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee 

The Secret to a Southern Wedding by Synithia Williams

Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu 

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! 

Then on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Fantasy!

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Evolving Systems, Volume 15, Issue 6, December 2024

1) An evaluation of CNN models and data augmentation techniques in hierarchical localization of mobile robots

Author(s): Juan José Cabrera, Orlando José Céspedes, Luis Payá

Pages: 1991 - 2003

2) A hybrid machine learning framework for intrusion detection system in smart cities

Author(s): Komal Singh Gill, Arwinder Dhillon

Pages: 2005 - 2019

3) A hybridization of multiple imputation and one-class bagging ensemble approach for missing value and class imbalance problem

Author(s): Pranita Baro, Malaya Dutta Borah

Pages: 2021 - 2066

4) Nonlinear dynamic engineering processes modeling using a lyapunov-stability based novel locally connected recurrent pi-sigma neural network: design, simulation, and a comparative study

Author(s): Rajesh Kumar, Smriti Srivastava, Amit Mohindru

Pages: 2067 - 2092

5) A wild horse-assisted decentralized control strategy for a PV-battery energy storage system in a DC microgrid

Author(s): S. D. Sandeep, Satyajit Mohanty

Pages: 2093 - 2109

6) An evolutionary algorithm-based approach for efficient design of Wiener spline non-linear adaptive filter and its experimental validation

Author(s): Lakshminarayana Janjanam, Suman Kumar Saha, Rajib Kar

Pages: 2111 - 2134

7) An autonomous centreless approach to chunk-wise data partitioning

Author(s): Xiaowei Gu

Pages: 2135 - 2157

8) An explainable approach to deep learning from CT-scans for Covid identification

Author(s): Eduardo Soares, Plamen Angelov, Ziyang Zhang

Pages: 2159 - 2168

9) Short-term electric load forecasting using empirical mode decomposition based optimized extreme learning machine

Author(s): Priyambada Satapathy, Jugajyoti Sahu, Amiya Naik

Pages: 2169 - 2191

10) Empirical mode decomposition-based biometric identification using GRU and LSTM deep neural networks on ECG signals

Author(s): Hatem Zehir, Toufik Hafs, Sara Daas

Pages: 2193 - 2209

11) HUMRC-PS: Revolutionizing plant phenotyping through Regional Convolutional Neural Networks and Pelican Search Optimization

Author(s): P. Kumar, A. Senthilselvi, S. Suprakash

Pages: 2211 - 2230

12) Deep neural networks for the early diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease from MRI images

Author(s): Qian Wang

Pages: 2231 - 2248

13) An enhanced spider wasp optimization algorithm for multilevel thresholding-based medical image segmentation

Author(s): Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Reda Mohamed, Ibrahim A. Hameed

Pages: 2249 - 2271

14) A novel Move-Split-Merge based Fuzzy C-Means algorithm for clustering time series

Author(s): Wei BaZongquan Gu

Pages: 2273 - 2295

15) GAN-enhanced E-nose analysis: VTAAE for temporal dynamics in beef quality assessment

Author(s): Viancy Vincent, Gobalakrishnan Natesan

Pages: 2297 - 2311

16) Handwritten signature verification system using hybrid transfer learning approach

Author(s): Rashmi Rathi Upadhyay, Koushlendra Kumar Singh

Pages: 2313 - 2322

17) Evolving knowledge representation learning with the dynamic asymmetric embedding model

Author(s): Muhib A. Khan, Saif Ur Rehman Khan, Omair Bilal

Pages: 2323 - 2338

18) Deep residual learning-based denoiser for medical X-ray images

Author(s): Ajay Mittal, Navdeep Kaur, Gurprem Singh

Pages: 2339 - 2353

19) A one stream three-dimensional convolutional neural network for fire recognition based on spatio-temporal fire analysis

Author(s): Zeineb Daoud, Amal Ben Hamida, Serge Miguet

Pages: 2355 - 2381

20) A multi-agent reinforcement learning based approach for intelligent traffic signal control

Author(s): Karima Benhamza, Hamid Seridi, Amel Bentagine

Pages: 2383 - 2397

21) IG-ANGO: a novel ensemble learning algorithm for breast cancer prediction using genomic data

Author(s): M. Shalini, S. Radhika

Pages: 2399 - 2418

22) Optimizing parameter settings for hopfield neural networks using reinforcement learning

Author(s): Safae Rbihou, Nour-Eddine Joudar, Khalid Haddouch

Pages: 2419 - 2440

23) A hybrid principal label space transformation-based ridge regression and decision tree for multi-label classification

Author(s): Seyed Hossein Seyed Ebrahimi, Kambiz Majidzadeh, Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh

Pages: 2441 - 2477

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clarkesworld #214 thoughts

it is the first of july and my second issue of clarkesworld magazine has dropped into my inbox, so let's go!

"every hopeless thing" by tia tashiro

3/5

our protagonist, elodie, is scavenging on an uninhabited and irradiated earth when she discovers that it IS inhabited after all -- people have been living underground this whole time. this one's pretty cute, it's about choosing to live on your own terms (and supporting others to do the same), and an extra cookie for a sassy AI. :)

"i will meet you when the artifacts end" by amal singh

4/5

initially seems to be about the romance between noori and jai on a dating app but goes a bit deeper as things go wrong on the ship (which is taking them to a new planet, sonagrah prime). very good at eliciting emotion and the feeling of uselessness you feel as an ordinary person when stuff is going on around you with the higher ups and it’s all just happening TO you and i enjoyed the indian perspective and worldbuilding (of the ship – shipbuilding???) – biomes in the ship have names like delhi and mumbai and the main character tries to replicate the temperature of a delhi winter with little success. i did find it a bit confusing to follow though and found myself a bit lost at times, though otherwise thought this was a very vivid piece.

"the best version of yourself" by grant collier

5/5

brb crying. need to walk around the block after this one. crying sobbing. not quite sure how to explain this one except that a company called eudaimon has invented this nanobot procedure that makes everybody into the ‘best’ version of themself and the person who they want to be and eventually go into a state of nirvana. the protagonist, maria, lives on a preserve, one of the few places in the world that hasn’t been taken over by the joyjelly. i don’t want to say too much tbh because i really think this deserves to be read, i found it dystopian and scary but also very deeply emotional and impactful and asks the question what does it really mean to be the best version of yourself and is that really what you want.

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[nijjhar]

Punjabi - Allah lives in his living Al-Masjid whilst the Satanic Mullah ... Punjabi - Allah lives in his living Al-Masjid whilst the Satanic Mullah Al-Djmar Al-Aksa dominates the Mosque built by human hands. https://youtu.be/Y-KiulS2NrU https://youtu.be/nUrpwP9WSH4 My videos:- Al-Hajj of Al-Kabah, your own heart. This Al-Hajj is of Tarikatt, Kam, Karododh, Lobhh, Lobh, Moh and Hankaar, the 5 Husbands of the Samaritan Woman, St Photina who are to be driven out of your own heart to become a Mussallmaan, Son of Allah Al-Rahim - Shah Shamas Tabrizi Ji. In Kabah, people will suffer at the hands of Satan Al-Djmar Al-Aksa, these super bastard religious fanatics https://youtu.be/O2hnGJBHGrQ Punjabi - Before attending the School to learn the Moral Laws of SHARIATT from a teacher Matt 13v52, they performed this Hajj keeping Kabah, the Temple of Adam, Shiv, Shua, etc., to their right-hand side for Ba-Ilah, faithful to their tribal father, Ilah. https://youtu.be/hzoL5K_CYIc Playlist on Hajj:- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB77A1AC2FB499CE Only the faithful sons of Adam could become the Faithful Sons of Al-Ilah = Allah. They are fed on Milk, the Scriptures that have hidden Gospel Treasures, the Butter. Perfect in the Moral Laws, the School Teachers, are called "Prophets, Angel, Fahrishhtta, etc." They are represented by Wings capable of understanding the Root of the Scriptures, the "Oral Torah = His Word" that Jesus came to deliver to the Jewish Rabbis but they killed Him whilst the Samaritans and their Rabbis highly honoured him.  John, the Baptist was the Last Prophet among the Chosen People - Luke 16v16. Punjabi - Say Islama, Eemaan hath not entered your heart yet - Hajj of "Ba-Ilah" for 12-16 years old boys, who kept Kaaba, Temple of Adam, to their Right Hand Side. Punjabi - Foundation of Islam, submission to the Will of Allah, is for the "BANDAE DAE PUTTRAN LIEE" - 2. https://youtu.be/KjlAJbg3cww Punjabi - Foundation if Islam, submission to the Will of Allah, is Hiya/Sharm - Neesiff Eemaan -1. https://youtu.be/OCbgnXclJh0 LET US UNITE OUR INDO-PAK JATT TRIBAL PEOPLE FROM KILLING EACH OTHER. Help me produce Jatt Unity Banners in Urdu - nijjhar@gmail.com. Also, talk to me on Skype; my ID is the same as my email. Taliban and others who exploit people in the name of religion, a shirt that you can change any time but not your tribal father are Shaitan Al-Djmar Al-Aksa, a very powerful Satan against Allah and his people. Bhindranwalla, Lala M.K. Gandhi, a Bania, Lala Tara Singh Malhotra Khatri, Lala Mohd. Ali Jinnah, Babla Bhatia, Ayatollah Khomeini, President Morsi, etc. are typical examples.  Enter into the House of Allah. Then, this Satan cannot harm you. How do you enter the House of Allah where your soul and Amall count and not your tribe or riches? Here are the two Hajjs; one of Shariatt in which Eros unites you with your tribal people that Moses created in the wilderness called “lifting up of the snake”, the tribal rifts for Unity and is for 12 to 16 years old boys to establish their covenants with their Ilahs, their tribal fathers by keeping Kabah to their right-hand side for Ba-Ilah. Kabah is the Temple of Adam called Shiv or Shua, and Allah has nothing to do here. The Temple of Allah is One and that used to be the Mosque Al-Aksa where the Holiest of Holy existed. It used to have a Curtain around it and that Curtain was removed by Christ = Satguru Jesus by Preaching the Oral Torah, His Word, in Parables so that only the people of discerning intellect seeking the Gospel Truth could grasp them or Jesus didn’t throw Pearls before swine as His Two Saints in Genersate were doing and they were locked in the silence of the graveyard with heavy chains that the Messengers of our Father Allah broke but the local people could not perceive the Power of Allah; for harbouring the sons of Satan, the swine. Now, this Holiest of Holy exists in Amritsar. What does gold have to do with Allah? The word Allah is from Ilahs, our tribal fathers such as Jatt, Pathan, Gujjar, etc.; it is Al-Ilah, the One Supernatural Spiritual Father of our souls, the Fountain of NOOR AWALL ALLAH NOOR OPAYIA; KUDRATT DAE SABHH BANDAE. AIK NOOR TAE SABHH JAGG OPJAEYIA; KON BHALLAE KON MANDAE You cannot enter the House of Allah unless you kill your tribal ego called “Khudi”. The tribal “seed” is to be destroyed as you grow a plant, then the seed is destroyed but its identity is in the plant or in the House of Allah, the tribal identity becomes implicit whilst the spiritual identity in Allah becomes “EXPLICIT” Holy spirit, common sense, shatters the fetters of the dead letters, the Holy Books If we have One God, our Supernatural Father of our souls, then there should be one Faith Greatest Blasphemers and Killers Blair and Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qHdTpTXHvE&list=PL0C8AFaJhsWz7HtQEhV91eAKugUw73PW1 Christ Jesus was killed by the hypocrite Temple High Priest.  Blasphemies against the Holy Spirit https://youtu.be/0WBYOmpDuCs American Jews – http://www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/GrimReaper.htm destroying countries.

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2023 Short Stories

OK, I'm pretending I use this for anything other than clicking like on wry tumblr comments or reposting artists. But I'm still reading short stories, and tracking my favorites, and these are the ones that struck me the most in 2023, in order of reading from January onward:

Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills (Uncanny)

Samantha Mills is writing a dystopian future that is a little too close to home; I could barely stand to read it because it was so sharp.

The Big Glass Box and the Boys Inside by Isabel J. Kim (Apex)

Essentially everything by Isabel Kim is my favorite, but this one concerns the uncanny transformations of legal work.

The Museum of Erased Things by Maria Hossein (Translunar)

Haunting story about a museum of banned objects where any citizen who enters never emerges again, and despite the dictator's attempts to destroy it, it always reappears.

Unusual Times by Gail Ann Gibbs (Translunar)

A school building has to defend some of its students.

Professor Strong and the Brass Boys by Amal Singh (Apex)

Robots start a protest band.

A Girl is Blood, Spirit, and Fire by Somto Ihezue (PodCastle)

A novice rebels against the hierarchical system of her order.

Discreet Services Offered for Women Ridden by Hags by Stephanie Malia (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)

A doctor takes on her sister's soucouyant.

How to Stay Married to Baba Yaga by SM Hallow (Baffling Mag.)

Exactly what it sounds like, but it's also very poetic.

If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Formal You by John Chu (Uncanny Magazine)

I like ACAB superhero stories sometimes.

The God of Minor Troubles by Megan Chee (Strange Horizons)

A small god makes a big difference.

One For Sorrow, Two for Mirth by Tina Zhu (Strange Horizons)

Two pairs of estranged siblings cross paths over shadow magic and a murder.

The Relationship of Ink to Blood by Alex Langer (Apex)

A fascist clerk faces consequences for his role in disappearing people.

Measure Twice, Cut Once by KR March (Apex)

Capitalism, but the inhumanity is filtered through the magic of sewing a dress.

The Fox Roads by Nghi Vo (Tor.com)

Prohibition-era bank robbery, magic, and more than I can really summarize in one sentence.

Also, two short story collections and an anthology absolutely delighted me:

No One Will Come Back For Us by Premee Mohammad

I really love Mohammad's take on cosmic and eldritch horror.

White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link

Spot illustrations by Shaun Tan. The titular story nearly killed me because I was laughing while eating. What more do I need to say? But seriously, read it for White Cat, Black Dog alone.

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams

I knew I was going to pick this up for a lot of reasons: I can't remember if the first was the fact that a sheet of tin foil has been rendered terrifying, or because Jordan Peele is attached, or because it contains stories by NK Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafur, and Tananarive Due (and more), but anyway, pick it up I did and sleep restfully I did not.

All in all, I have read a grand total of 221 short stories and (not counted in that number) five collections and anthologies. I subscribed to Apex, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, and Apparition Lit.

Next year I'll be subscribing to Uncanny Magazine, renewing my Apex subscription, and picking up FIYAH, which I meant to do this year but honestly my bandwidth starts to taper off after two subscriptions. I read everything except the books I have, as one does.

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Story #3 from the latest issue, #295: 'Easels' by Amal Singh.

"Grief and reanimation through the passion of art in this tasty tale of a very uncanny family". @interzonemagazine #sff #amalsingh #scifi #stories #fantasy