We moved this month, so I haven’t had the mental bandwidth to read anything that actually requires thought for much of this month. Mostly, it’s been short stories and articles. However, I strongly recommend that you read the latest Murderbot novella (after you read the earlier entries in this series, of course.) I love Murderbot, and the latest outing has it in full form and acting as the primary detective in a murder mystery. (Expect to see more on next month’s list as I’ll be rereading them.)

Aguda, ‘Pemi. “Masquerade Season,” Tor.com, March 24, 2021, https://www.tor.com/2021/03/24/masquerade-season-pemi-aguda/. 3 stars

Headley, Maria Dahvana. The Girlfriend’s Guide to the Gods. Tor.com, February 19, 2020. 5 stars

Kowal, Mary Robinette. “We Interrupt This Broadcast,” Mary Robinette Kowal, February 8, 2014, http://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/45th-birthday-short-story-party-favour/. 4 stars

Kritzer, Naomi. Little Free Library. Tor.com, April 8, 2020. 4 stars

Scalzi, John. “The Origin of the Flow,” Whatever, November 2, 2019, https://whatever.scalzi.com/2019/11/02/and-now-a-new-short-story-the-origin-of-the-flow/. 3 stars

scifigrl47. “A Grand Day Out,” Archive of Our Own, April 17, 2021, https://archiveofourown.org/works/30725519. 4 stars

Swanwick, Michael. “Annie Without Crow,” Tor.com, April 7, 2021, https://www.tor.com/2021/04/07/annie-without-crow-michael-swanwick/. 5 stars

TheResurrectionist. “hit ‘em up style,” Archive of Our Own, January 2, 2021, https://archiveofourown.org/works/28510488. 5 stars

Wells, Martha. “Compulsory,” Wired, December 17, 2018, https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-work-compulsory-martha-wells/. 4 stars

Wells, Martha. Fugitive Telemetry. Tor.com, April 27, 2021. 5 stars

Wilde, Fran. An Explorer’s Cartography of Already Settled Lands. Tor.com, April 22, 2020. 3 stars

Wrenwood, Claire. “Flight,” Tor.com, August 19, 2020, https://www.tor.com/2020/08/19/flight-claire-wrenwood/. 3 stars