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“The Truth About Owls” Wins the Locus Award

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

It’s been a rollercoaster of a week. I’m writing this beneath a rainbow banner WordPress has put up to celebrate SCOTUS’ decision to grant equal marriage rights in the US. This week “Madeleine” appeared online in Queers Destroy Science Fiction. People have … Continue reading →

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“The Truth About Owls” Reprinted at Strange Horizons

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Amal El-Mohtar

I’ve been bursting with this for a while: “The Truth About Owls,” my story in Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, has been reprinted in Strange Horizons. There’s also an interview with Kaleidoscope editors Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios, and you can also listen … Continue reading →

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Rich and Strange: “Nkásht íí” by Darcie Little Badger

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Amal El-Mohtar

In this week’s Rich and Strange I take a look at Darcie Little Badger’s “Nkásht íí,” published in Strange Horizons. Josie and Annie are friends in ill fortune, homeless runaways who offer to listen to people’s problems on the street. … Continue reading →

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Rich and Strange: “Santos de Sampaguitas” by Alyssa Wong, Part 2

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Amal El-Mohtar

Last week I reviewed Part 1 of this story; this week I’m reviewing Part 2, as well as reflecting on the story as a whole. Briefly: it made me gasp and cry in that mixture of shocked, satisfied pain that … Continue reading →

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Rich and Strange: “Santos de Sampaguitas” by Alyssa Wong, Part 1

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Amal El-Mohtar

In preparing for today’s review I had to think about what boundaries I wanted to set for this recurring feature. I said in my statement of purpose that “I’m going to focus on magazines as much as possible, and have … Continue reading →

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