(Tale) Nanabojou, the trickster, visits Virginia in 1924 to see if he can play a trick on them. (3,760 words)
Rating: 2,
Not Recommended
"Nanabojou and the Race Question," by Justin Barbeau, appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, published March 1, 2016, by Spilogale Inc.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: The set up, done in the style of a traditional native-American folktale, is well done.
Con: There's no actual story here. In the end it turns out to be a political statement thinly disguised as a story.
Con: There's no actual story here. In the end it turns out to be a political statement thinly disguised as a story.
Pretty much a history lesson in the style of a folktale. The Trickster isn't very tricky. He just makes some dryly humorous comments on his observation of the situation.
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