The Dumbies 2010 - Short Fiction

It felt like I read a reasonable amount of short fiction this year, until I listed it. One a month isn't that great. I really should read more. And I say that every year.

The fiction that stands out were those in DayBreak Magazine. Of course I had an interest because my story The Rules Of Utopia was published there too, but the selection of near future optimistic SF was very enjoyable. (And no, I still haven't got around to reading Shine.)

As usual the magazines that publish SF came and went. The iPad was touted as the saviour of books and short fiction, but presumably only for those people who can afford a 500 quid walled garden gadget. The online magazine seemed even prettier this year than ever, with quite a few touting original artwork.

Most sad for me was Futurismic ceasing to publish stories, years of submitting and I never sold one to Paul and Christopher. Personal fail.

Here's the list of the short fiction I reviewed. I more than likely read a few more and forgot to review them. Perhaps.

No Time Like the Present by Carol Emshwiller
Elegy for a Young Elk by Hannu Rajaniemi
A Serpent In The Gears By Margaret Ronald
Somadeva: A Sky River Sutra By Vandana Singh
The Things - Peter Watts
Riding In Mexico By Brenda Cooper
Dalí's Clocks by Dave Hutchinson
Biting The Snake's Tail by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Language Of The Whirlwind by Lavie Tidhar
She's All Light by LaShawn M. Wanak
Fembot by Carlos Hernandez
White Swan by Jason Stoddard
Bruce Sterling - The Hypersurface of this Decade