Shattered Sidewalks of the Human Heart

Sam J. Miller Clarkesworld 154 2019

ShortStory 3,792 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources

On the eve of World War II, five years after King Kong’s death, a young New York taxi driver meets Ann Darrow and learns they have something in common.

Slipstream Queer Identity New York City

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Historical USA Class Inequality Political Resistance Trauma Elegiac Lyrical Social SF Contemplative First Person Literary Grief And Loss Voice Driven Bittersweet Character Driven Science Fiction

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racism

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