The Wisdom of the Galaxy

Will McMahon Strange Horizons 2026

ShortStory 2,592 words

When 2008 hit and I got laid off from Circuit City, a friend of mine managed to get me work at the local supermarket deli. It was a shit job, but I was beyond grateful at the time.

Slipstream Friendship Ambiguous Ending

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Class Inequality Speculative Fiction Wry Social SF Literary SF Melancholic Contemplative Belonging Contemporary Grief And Loss First Person Bittersweet Science Fiction Voice Driven Identity Character Driven

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