If Charlie Jane Anders were a magical spell she would require one eye of intersectional feminism, a dash of twice-blessed water from the ocean on Europa, and a fresh slice of pop culture cake, topped off with an elaborate wrist flick at the end. Nothing less would seem capable of encompassing a person who serves as managing editor of io9, hosts an award-winning reading series, and writes Hugo-winning short stories all in a day’s time. And since her first novel from Tor Books, All the Birds in the Sky, is slated for release in January 2016, there’s no time like the present to become better acquainted with her short fiction.
Check below the cut for a thoughtful look at memory entanglement, alien caste systems, and clairvoyants in love.