Dinosaur Blues

My favorite online short stories of the last month or so

Looking at the list now, there’s quite a few love stories in there.

• After The Revolution by Pauline J. Alama
  When the last of the strongholds of a militaristic eugenic movement is defeated, a traitor and a little girl must find their place in a changed world.
• Letter Found In A Chest Belonging To The Marquis de Montseraille, Following The Death Of That Worthy Individual by Marie Brennan
  What is one woman’s life worth? The fate of a nation?
• The First Time We Met by Maria Deira
  Time heals all wounds and to some degree, so does Elena’s spit. But time also makes things fade away.
• The Puma by Theodora Goss
  The aftermath of The Island of Doctor Moreau (interesting contrast with After Moreau by Jeffrey Ford)
• Her Voice in a Bottle by Tim Pratt
  A metafictional fantasy about love and endings.
• Grail-Diving in Shangrilla with the World’s Last Mime by Ken Scholes
  A band of misfits, led by a crossdressing minister (and yes, including the world’s last mime), go on an Arthurian quest during an apocalyptic alien invasion
• Chemical Magic by Katherine Sparrow
  A magician falls in love with an alchemist, a volatile combination.
• Eros, Philia, Agape by Rachel Swirsky
  What does it mean for a robot to love?