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Soph (they/them)<p>At an expression of interest from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Forestofglory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Forestofglory</span></a></span> I have put together a rec post of female-focused sff short stories from the last 5 years that are interested in human connection and/or material culture, and usually have a hopeful mood.</p><p>you can find them here! <a href="https://sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org/475548.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org/4755</span><span class="invisible">48.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/Rec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/StoryRec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryRec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a></p>
Soph (they/them)<p><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/Rec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/StoryRec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryRec</span></a> </p><p>The Font of Liberty, by Elizabeth Porter Birdsall</p><p><a href="https://alpennia.com/blog/lesbian-historic-motif-podcast-episode-291-font-liberty-elizabeth-porter-birdsall" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alpennia.com/blog/lesbian-hist</span><span class="invisible">oric-motif-podcast-episode-291-font-liberty-elizabeth-porter-birdsall</span></a></p><p>➤ as one would expect from the venue, this short story is about historical lesbians!</p><p>➤ specifically, historical lesbians working in a parisian printshop in 1830 (2 years before Les Mis is set, if that's relevant for you)</p><p>➤ ahhhh I love all the different women in this story, their relationships with each other and their work and their beliefs</p><p>➤ and the main character a provincial girl who's finding a place for herself and coming to understand the world of revolutionary paris she's found herself in!</p><p>➤ I also love how real and grounded the printshop work is that they all do</p><p>➤ it was great from start to finish &lt;3</p><p>➤ and yes the author is a friend but I'm not biased at all!!</p><p>➤ 5k words in length</p>
Soph (they/them)<p><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/Rec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/StoryRec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryRec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/Novelette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Novelette</span></a> </p><p>We Shall Drink Wine<br>By Andrew K Hoe</p><p><a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/we-shall-drink-wine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/st</span><span class="invisible">ories/we-shall-drink-wine/</span></a></p><p>➤ a fantasy novelette set in a historical china, and holy shit it is SO SO SO GOOD</p><p>➤ about two sword-brothers, meeting again after decades apart</p><p>➤ the way the story circles around itself over and over again, uncovering new layers each time, new complexities, new details about what happened and what is happening -- it's so beautifully constructed and leads the reader on so compellingly</p><p>➤ and the story it's telling.....one about love, and trust, and classism, and imperialism, and the threat of monstrous creatures inflitrating......about, at its heart, the relationship between these two men, their importance to each other, and the fractures at the heart of their relationship, and the wide-reaching consequences</p><p>➤ I love it so much, it's brilliantly and beautifully done and with such fascinating explorations of its themes!</p><p>➤ 10k words</p>
Katherine Villyard<p>Do you love What We Do in the Shadows? Is Laszlo/Nadja your OTP? If so, this story is for you! <a href="https://chrisrikerauthor.com/news/short-stories/all-she-asked-for-was-a-church-wedding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chrisrikerauthor.com/news/shor</span><span class="invisible">t-stories/all-she-asked-for-was-a-church-wedding</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vampires</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/storyrec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storyrec</span></a></p>
Soph (they/them)<p><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/Rec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/StoryRec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryRec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a></p><p>There’s a Door to the Land of the Dead in the Land of the Dead, by Sarah Pinsker</p><p><a href="https://thedeadlands.com/issue-26/door/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thedeadlands.com/issue-26/door</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>- about queer intergenerational friendship and mentorship, about being a young adult trying to find your place, about death and what it means to you, about living through the death of all your peers and coming out the other side, about hope and love and making connections.</p><p>- holy shit this gave me so many emotions. READ IT READ IT READ IT.</p><p>- also I adore the title. pinsker writes great titles.</p><p>- 6k words in length</p>
Soph (they/them)<p><a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/StoryRec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryRec</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://federatedfandom.net/tags/Rec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rec</span></a></p><p>Over My Dead Body by shukyou</p><p><a href="https://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/over-my-dead-body/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/o</span><span class="invisible">ver-my-dead-body/</span></a></p><p>- content notes for ummmmmmm body horror? body grossness definitely. also, murder, plus sex with weird consent stuff going on. drug use. probably other stuff too.</p><p>- but it's not, like, horrifying and depressing about any of that! it's remarkably sweet!</p><p>- an absolutely incredible piece of original fiction about bodyswap/bodysharing that really makes its home in exploring the weirdness of the situation from the inside. What Is Embodiment. How to have a relationship with the body you're in. Bodies have a lot going on! The brain is part of the body.</p><p>- probably this story isn't for everyone, but if it is for you then you are in for a TREAT. I adored it.</p><p>- 14k words</p>
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