Wednesday Reading Meme

Recently finished short stories. All are free online:

Walking the Deep Down by Michelle Denham:

Excerpt: “I need you to walk the deep down,” Auntie Creo said, right before she cut off her left index finger and hung it around Rendezvous’ neck. “Take this with you. You’ll need a story.”

Really interesting world building. I like how Rendezvous confronts the monsters with a forest story, even though it may not be the wisest.


Black Box by Jennifer Egan

Excerpt: “We ask of you an impossible combination of traits: ironclad scruples and a willingness to violate them;

Dystopia undercover spy horror story. Brilliant use of 2nd narrator. Note: contains sexual assaults and dissociation

The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke:

Excerpt: "As far as I know, it’s the first time anyone’s been asked to supply a Tibetan monastery with an Automatic Sequence Computer."

Thought provoking and fun to read