SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

This short story was nominated for the Amazing Eights diversity challenge for the month of March. Anyone can join! You can find the story here to read:

https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fi...

I'll read this this afternoon after work. :)

Liked it. Like Lori commented - I liked the insider style/perspective. Curious if he has written more and will have to keep an eye out.

Just wanted to drop in here and say I liked it, I listened to the audio and really enjoyed the narrator. I have no real deep thoughts lol but I totally agree with everything Lori said.

I read it in fits and starts, unfortunately I kept getting interrupted.

I liked the story and I liked how the diversity of gender and neurodiversity was included without the story being *about* that. I also learned some things about tech and hacking.

I also appreciated the ending (view spoiler)[and the idea that you can find your people in the unlikeliest of places. (hide spoiler)]

Also enjoyed it and sent me on the hunt for other stories from the author.

Last year's short fiction challenge turned into a habit. Now reading a least one short fiction story a day and like finding new sources/authors.

That’s wonderful, John. Glad we could turn you on to a new author! I didn’t know their work before either.

I enjoyed reading this!

* Like y'all upthread, I liked the way Aedo's neurodivergence was worked into the narrative, in the way she communicated and in how she thought about her interactions.

* As someone who does not know much about hacking, I liked the metaphors Aedo used when explaining to Cadaares what she did (and how that differed from what people thought she did), and then I was amused when it turned out she did end up having to physically break into a building.

* And on a worldbuilding note, the beauty salon name FASHION: Real World Incoming! made me laugh.

I really enjoyed the writing and character building here, but am a bit miffed at the "sketch" quality of the story. I was sucked in, and was hoping there would be some sort of resolution, rather than what feels like the end of a first chapter of a book se didn't get to writing fully yet.

Way late on this one, but I really enjoyed it! I don't have a ton to say here, although I think actually the snippet quality of the story worked for me. I would totally read a longer story set in this world, don't get me wrong, but I enjoyed the way the author was able to use the smaller frame to explore a particular moment in the main character's life.