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I'm feeling a bit behind on my short fiction reading. There are so many things in my to-read folder, and I've been getting to them less quickly than I'd like. Plus I started The Very Best of Kate Elliot almost three weeks ago and haven't got past the intro (which was excellent). Nonetheless I have done some short fiction reading recently and I have some recs to share.

"Even the Mountains Are Not Forever" by Laurie Tom I love stories about memory and history. This one is about different ways societies remember.

"Red String" by Cassandra Khaw This flash fiction piece is an interesting and creepy take the red string myth.

"The Fox Bride" by Mari Ness An unusual take on a fairytale trope. Enjoyed Mari Ness' mix of story tropes and realist animal behavior.

The Queen's Aviary by Yoon Ha Lee A story about trying to change prophecy, with talking ravens.

Older fiction rec: I have a couple of reprints sitting in my to-read folder but I haven't got to them yet so instead I'm going to rec one of my favorite anthologies: Firebirds ed Sharyn November. This the 1st of 3 (so far) anthologies of young adult fiction written for the Firebird imprint. I got this when it 1st came out and just loved every story in it. It was the 1st anthology I felt that way about.