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Barbara Krasnoff is Brooklyn born and bred, and has the accent to prove it. She is Reviews Editor at The Verge & author of 35+ specfic short stories, including the 2016 Nebula finalist "Sabbath Wine." Her mosaic novel of interconnected stories, "The History of Soul 2065," will be published by Mythic Delirium on June 11, 2019.
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Published Dec 31, 2020 · 1,127 words (5 minutes) · 106 views
Baby 2021 finds out what it's going to have to deal with -- a very quickly written fable for 2020.
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Published Dec 23, 2020 · 2,170 words (8 minutes) · 5 likes · 497 views
Fantasy christmas Penguins Reindeer
Everyone knows reindeer fly because of magic. But few know the tale of where they got it—because all magic requires a trade, and flying doesn’t come cheap.
Barbara Krasnoff is Reviews Editor at The Verge, and is the author of more than 35 short stories, including the 2016 Nebula finalist “Sabbath Wine.”
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Published Jun 23, 2020 · 4,377 words (16 minutes) · 299 views
Science Fiction Romance Science Fiction Romance
Do desktop computers feel?
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Published Apr 5, 2020 · 5,720 words (21 minutes) · 332 views
Lize spends her days harvesting cliffcrawlers for the Company, but she suspects there's a secret behind the insects that the workers aren't being told.
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Published Oct 9, 2019 · 3,925 words (15 minutes) · 455 views
Science Fiction aliens trauma birds
Sometimes, surviving isn't enough.
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Published Jun 19, 2019 · 3,254 words (12 minutes) · 1 like · 449 views
There's more than one way to pass.
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Published May 2, 2019 · 3,502 words (13 minutes) · 512 views
A human housemaid is terrified that she will be held responsible for the death of her alien employer.
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Published Apr 10, 2019 · 2,487 words (10 minutes) · 3 likes · 872 views
Sometimes, you have to trust your kids when they bring home their latest loves.
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Published Mar 22, 2019 · 496 words (2 minutes) · 528 views
Written on the subway and inspired by current events.
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Published Mar 9, 2019 · 2,474 words (9 minutes) · 525 views
Sylvia stood near the edge of the platform, looking for the lights of the train, feeling for its vibration, and watching the rats.