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[julieandrews]

I read a very good short story yesterday called "Jo's Hair" by Susan Palwick. Found it in New Magics, an anthology edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden.

Not sure why it struck me particularly, especially as I'm told I haven't even read the full version of Little Women. But it did strike me enough that I wanted to tell people, and have a record of it.

So, there you are.

And you know what? You know what? That wasn't even a freaking fantasy or science fiction story now that I think about it. What the frell?!

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[elsmi.livejournal.com]

FYI, she has a collection called The Fate of Mice.

If you're anything like us around here, you want it. "Jo's Hair" is fantastic, but it still definitely is not my favorite!

[julieandrews.livejournal.com]

I hate how libraries aren't big on collections! Anthologies, sure, but not collections. It can be very frustrating.

We (and by 'we', I mean the library) do have 2 books by her and a vampire anthology her name turned up in.

One of them clearly says 'science fiction' as a subject, but it got put in with the regular fiction. And the vampire anthology's in the nonfiction in the 800's.

Hate that. Grr.

I'll see if I can ILL that collection. Or, like, y'know, buy it. :)

[julieandrews.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec. I read this and it was every bit as awesome as promised. How could I have never heard of her before?!

[elsmi.livejournal.com]

Yay! Isn't it, though?