#morrigan in the sunglare

[shortstorytournament]

Short Story Tournament - S2

TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT TWO-TONGUED JEREMY by Theodore McCombs (2018) (link) - tw: child abuse, manipulation, suicide, homophobia, revenge porn

His name was Two-Tongued Jeremy; he was a monitor lizard with a forked tongue, thick glasses, and a wild, wagging smile meant to convince children that learning could be fun, too. He came highly rated. He updated automatically. There were no red flags. There was no warning.

MORRIGAN IN THE SUNGLARE by Seth Dickinson (2014) (link) - tw: war, death

Like weaponized poetry, except that deep down your poem always says "we have to live. They have to die."

[subtexter]

people who really love the short story morrigan in the sunglare would probably go insane about ange and AK-12's relationship in girls' frontline. and also vice versa...

though admittedly the people already into GFL/ange and AK-12 are probably the easier sell here since it's telling them to read a 6,290 word short story vs. one fucking million words of girls' frontline. alas!

[darling-child-tisarwat]

Haven’t done a book haul post in a while. Got these over the last couple weeks and mostly for $1-$3 each.

I still don’t have Honor Harrington #1 to start but also I really just am running out of things to collect and buying pretty much anything I recognize vaguely if it is only $1, you know?

I am collecting them as much for the stories as the old school covers cuz I love the beat up and loved aesthetic with the goofy fun art.

I got the Mil-SF antho cuz it has Seth Dickinson’s Morrigan in the Sunglare story and I found it by chance and have been meaning to read it. Harrington I am reading cuz my gf’s dad loves it and it’s a good thing for us to Bond Over. Also I know there is some lesbian retelling/fanfic on the interwebs somewhere.

Uhh that’s really it. I’m not sure if Zahn and Novik are my type of books but enough people rec them that it’s worth the shot and also the covers are good. I still kinda want to read Zahn’s original Thrawn triology but like, when will I ever find the time.

Anyway books.

[chizukurowassan]

6290 WORDS, SHORT STORY

MORRIGAN IN THE SUNGLARE

BY SETH DICKINSON

[mistmantled]

It’s your secret Santa again! So I’ve actually stumbled upon an idea I really like. (I am keeping this secret of course, no spoilers!) It’s incredibly rare (read: unheard of) that a fully fledged idea plops itself into my mind, so I’m grateful for that. More questions will develop for you as it goes on and I need a push in some direction or other.

I’ve been reading more recently to try and feel out my own voice. I’m curious, what are some of your favorite authors/books/stories?

Hi again!! Aw that’s so exciting I love when ideas just Appear fully-formed and ready to go :) and of course feel free to ask me whatever you need down the road!

And ooh I have a lot of “favorites” but here are some off the top of my head. When it comes to fantasy, two of my favorite authors are Tamora Pierce and Sharon Shinn--they have such a natural, grounded way of writing fantasy, and their worlds have so many pockets of coziness and kindness and safety while also being full of adventure and mystery. I also love Diana Wynne Jones, she’s so funny and so wise, and I adore how she writes magic as a messy thing where you can’t know all the rules. Also Terry Pratchett is just the GOAT, I feel like I miss him every day of my life.

Contemporary is a little harder because I don’t read a lot of contemporary adult fiction; but my favorite contemporary author is Mary HK Choi, whose books I think fall more under YA/new adult. She’s so sharply observant and hilarious, and her characters’ internal monologue is always so unique. If you’re looking for books that have really strong character voices, I highly recommend her work (Emergency Contact is I think my favorite book of hers). 

Romances I’ve enjoyed in recent years are How to Be A Normal Person by TJ Klune, and Red White and Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston; both of those books read a lot like fanfiction in the best possible way, and they’re queer as hell and just great cheer-up reads.

I feel like “original fiction on AO3″ deserves its own special mention, because Swan Song by earlgreytea68 and the Shivadhverse by copperbadge are two of the universes I’ve loved in recent years and found myself revisiting multiple times. They’re great comfort reads for me and I am so fond of all the characters in them.

I don’t have a single favorite book, but I think A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki is a very strong contender. 

Also, these are some of my favorite short stories and novellas that I wind up recommending to pretty much everybody, so if you’re looking for more things to read I will happily share them with you: “Windrose in Scarlet” by Isabel Yap, “The Tea Master and the Detective” by Aliette de Bodard, “Morrigan in the Sunglare” by Seth Dickinson. 

This was such a long answer but I hope this helped (?)! Thank you again for reaching out :)

[knivesareourwalls]

“Hold still,” Simms says. “This stuff really likes your hair.”

My other favorite traumatized gay space war criminals.

(From Morrigan in the Sunglare and Morrigan in Shadow by Seth Dickinson)

[wickershells]

every time i read something by seth dickinson i become all the more unhinged and feral and heartbroken

[victoreli]

short fiction i've been enjoying lately

“If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho

“A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers,” by Alyssa Wong

“Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball,” by N.K. Jemisin

“When the Letter Comes ,” by Sara Fox

“Morrigan in the Sunglare,” by Seth Dickinson

“Of Roses and Kings,” by Melissa Marr

“Beyond the Dragon's Gate,” by Yoon Ha Lee

“Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time,” by K.M. Szpara

[the-knights-who-say-book]

May 2020 — This month I got back into audiobooks—four of them! And I had a really good reading experience overall. Also, I started my real live book blog.

REVIEWS

Stone Butch Blues — ★★★★½

Queen of the Unwanted — ★½☆☆☆

Phoebe, Junior — ★★★☆☆

Through the Door of Life — ★★★★½

BOOKS READ

Tack and Jibe — ★★★½☆

A Princess in Theory — ★★★★☆

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy — ★★★★☆

Sorcery of Thorns — ★★★★★

A Little Light Mischief — ★★★★★

Howl’s Moving Castle — ★★★★★ (reread)

ONLINE READING

Original fiction

@sadoeuphemist‘s stories — The Scorpion and the Frog, Death Magic, Secret Identity, The Light Circus, The Book-Burning, Pandora, Stone Soup, Telephone Hymns, A Lonely Planet, The Daimyo, True/False, The Shoemaker Elf

Glisk by Josephine Rowe

Chopin’s Eyes by Lara Elena Donnelly

Morrigan in the Sunglare by Seth Dickinson

A Being Together Amongst Strangers by Arkady Martine

Fanfiction

i know you don’t believe (it’s you i’ve waited for) — Supercorp vampire soulmate au

WATCHED

TV

The Dragon Prince (seasons 1-3)

Movies

The Half of It (2020)

Mirror Mirror (2012)

Much Ado About Nothing (2019)

Emma (2020)

Hercules (1997)

Youtube

Overboard — Polygon’s board game show

therochellefish — crafty, artsy, and fashion stuff

Well-Loved — thrifted fashion and sewing

MUSIC

VÉRITÉ — Somewhere in Between

Sir Babygirl — Crush on Me

MY WRITING

Ghostette — a plan for and partially-written reimagining of Villette

Of a Witch, a Gossip, and a Library — in which a small town attempts to replace their witch

[torpublishinggroup]

Want a story to read tonight? Try "Morrigan in the Sunglare," by Seth Dickinson.

[shortstorytournament]

morrigan in the sunglare fascinates me. its a really interesting choice to lean into the earth as pacifist - this might be the first short story i've read that's made me read a wikipedia page on philosophy! - but also to contrast it with war and if it could be necessary. having read the story, im still not sure what to take away - is war necessary? do we just tell ourselves it is? is it human nature to be pacifist or to be violent? if y'all have thoughts on the story, i'd love to hear about it!