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Dark Matter Presents: Monstrous Futures
"...one of those rare anthologies that deliver great story after great story...wonderfully diverse, Monstrous Futures walks a fine line between science fiction and horror, and every writer who interpreted the theme brought something different to the table." - Gabino Iglesias for Locus "The Body Remembers" "The novum...in a sense, is familiar territory; but the way it's applied to the story makes it new, especially in its various implications and dark possibilities. Altogether a well-structured, well-told piece with a distinctive vibe." - Arley Sorg for Lightspeed "A World Unto Myself" "A quiet, beautifully crafted science fiction story that has a wistful, thoughtful vibe I love." - Maria Haskins "...this is a quiet, gentle mood piece.... Beautifully written, it leaves the reader wanting to spend more time with the narrator." - Victoria Silverwolf for Tangent "Things Most Meaningful" "...this story may seem too short to carry much weight, but it’s overflowing with emotions big and small." - Alex Brown for Tor.com "A Fall Backward Through the Hourglass" "The premise of the story wavers on the edge between fun/light-hearted and deeply, deeply sad. I thought it balanced on that line beautifully." - Sara L. Uckelman for SFF Reviews “A heartfelt fantasy by the author who also wrote ‘Nine Lives.’ I enjoyed that story and loved this even more. If I had to use just one word, it would be poignant. The story was tight, with strong prose and emotional resonance. Loved it!” - Oh Just Books Lost Cargo "You have all the ingredients coming together for a lot of tension in this particular setup. It really makes for a good story that held my interest throughout. This is my first novella by P.A. Cornell and it definitely won’t be my last." - Skeleanor for Dark Dispatch 
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"Nine Lives"
“A very endearing bit of flash fiction. Beautiful.” – Oh Just Books "Splits" “This piece is immediately compelling to read, its mystery slowly opening up to the reader. It’s a unique science-fictional concept told with the perfect amount of distance. It suggests a larger message about family, self-parenting, and the multitudinous nature of identity without coming across as overly preachy or being too over-the-top with its theme.” – Juror comment ("Splits" won the 2022 Short Works Prize) "'Splits' by P.A. Cornell has a striking, original idea: certain people have “split” into multiple incarnations of themselves, at different ages." - Rich Horton for Locus magazine "Shiny Things" "‘Shiny Things’ by P.A. Cornell has first-person narration by a magpie about an alien invasion, which is certainly original. A different approach and the story fits in with the theme. Even we humans are not completely hopeless." - Eamonn Murphy for SFcrowsnest "Tabula Rasa" "Thought this was going to be another story about a couple having to fall in love with each other all over again...it's not." - Vanessa Jae (via Twitter) "Kiss it Better" "P.A. Cornell takes the familiar practice of a mother kissing a child’s injury to make it feel better and transforms it into something magical. [This] portrait of motherly love is likely to touch the reader’s emotions." - Victoria Silverwolf for Tangent "Vinyl Wisdom" "...a beautiful story about family and all the complications that come with it, the gap between generations, and people trying to do what’s best for those you love without hurting them in the process." - A.C. Wise A Punk Rock Future "...a good short story is already like a punk song—fast, effective, and brutally DIY, with a fistful of meaning that explodes in your face with pure undistilled emotion. It only made sense to slam the two together." - BoingBoing |
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