Daily Science Fiction, February 2022

I tried reading Daily Science Fiction again this month. I waited until close to the end of the month to read them all. Unfortunately, the write-up last month was a bit time-consuming. Since it's a short month, and I have other things I wanted to read, I'm just listing the titles, authors, and maybe a sentence or two.

These are the stories from January 31 - February 25, 2022

Summary: Fantasy - 9, Science Fiction - 9, Humor - 0,
Unclassified/Experimental/Out There - 0 (I'd otherwise classify as fantasy)
With 2 Supers and 2 Fairy Tale related

The Future History of Your Body
by Davian Aw

Shadow Helper
by Eric M. Witchey

Space Unicorns and Magic Ovens
by Liam Hogan

Interesting that the story is halfway through before you know that they are on a spaceship.

She Died As She Lived
by Riley Tao

An interesting and short take on the going-back-in-time-to-prevent something theme.

Rock Hard Place
by Don Redwood

Not bad. The ending is hopeful … or is it?

What To Expect When Your Daughter Returns from Neverland
by Luke Sekiguchi

A list, but there’s a story there.

Multiverse Apocalypse: A Villanelle
by Timothy Mudie

I had to look up what a villanelle was. This wasn’t it, but the author stated that he was going for the same idea but with prose. (Also, since I read this on my phone, I didn’t really see the breakup in tercets and quatrains. Just a lot of repetition of the world ending.

Replicas
by Eric S. Fomley

Cute, bad sad. Flesh-eating nanites in the fog.

Super. Hero.
by Karen Brenchley

Domestic troubles, with superheroes.

The Seven
by James Dorr

An odd take on the Seven Dwarfs.

Don't Think About Dinosaurs
by Rock Forsberg

Will humans go the way of dinosaurs or hang on like the roaches.

The Cities Rise Up on Legs of Lead
by Daniel Ausema

An odd tale with actual walking cities, like giant creatures.

Smile More
by Gwen Whiting

Interesting “supers” story involving persuasion but only used on herself. She doesn’t end happy.

The Messenger
by Mari Ness

I’m actually not as familiar with the story of Rumpelstiltskin (who isn’t named), but this is the regret of the messenger who delivered the name and the nightmares he has.

Infinite Ripples In A Single Pool
by Priya Chand

Another multi-universe story with the last dragon being killed repeatedly and the killer unsure why it has to happen even if the dragon doesn’t care because everything dies. Went on way too long and I only skimmed the last few “last” universes. I don’t even remember the ending, and I just read it.

Last Teen Standing
by Samara Lo

Post-apocalyptic schooling from the POV a student who likes to learn.

When It Pours
by Carol Scheina

This will probably be the top story of the month. Like the walking cities, it has a quirky element at its core. Unlike that other story, I found this one entertaining. Luck is forecast like the weather (as part of the weather forecast, actually). But Kelly has naturally bad luck and it interferes with her and other people.

A fun little offbeat story. Something to strive for.

The Cube
by Jonathan Worlde

A man trades a toy cube for a time machine built by (spoiler) Erno Rubik.

Fairest World
by Chris Bailey

Sci-fi by way of the Evil Queen. Short. I thought it was setting up something more ... and the shoe drops.

The Last Passenger
by Melissa Mead

Hermes tells Charon that his duty is done and no more souls are coming. A good end to the month.

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