#FandSF#FavoriteStories@dracopoullos.bsky.social An awkward adolescent gets an unexpected and unwanted gift. An allegorical story that should feel familiar to anyone who has raised a child.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories@ivygrimes.bsky.social A wedding gift that entices, entraps, and finally engulfs. I would much rather have received a toaster oven.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories@deborahldavitt.bsky.social Burial practices can connect people—and species!—down through the ages, eons and light-years.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories#LMarieWood A deliciously disturbing story about getting from here to there. The GPS must be right. Right?

#FandSF#FavoriteStories#XinweiKong Everyone has uploaded to VR Heaven and a trip to the stars. The last person left has a life-defining existential decision to make. Earth>trees>growth rings>wood>paper>books…back to the Earth?

#FandSF#FavoriteStories#AlbertChu@chubertwrites.bsky.social “Life was a room with narrow walls.” Menaces from outer space, mechs, and moral dilemmas—a Pilot with PTSD struggles with a spiritual crisis.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories#KenAltabef The bomb explodes and people die. Those who survive carry pieces of that moment inside them for years afterwards and struggle to finally leave the rubble behind.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories#EstherFriesner Who let the dogs out? And the cats? And all the happy grateful dead folk? The Three Ladies of the Hereafter try to set things right.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories#RaulCanerCruz An elderly childless couple is gifted with a snow girl. A poetic retelling of the 19th century Russian folk tale Snegurochka. With a special guest appearance by the All-Father.

#FandSF#FavoriteStories@reasie.bsky.social Mother wants what she wants, but Daughter, Dad, and Doggie make a formidable team. If you like Heinlein YA stories, you will love this one.