(Slipstream) A mother tries to find something for her teenage daughter at a beach resort where four different worlds seem to intersect. (3,381 words; Time: 11m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Recommended By: RHorton:4"Clearance," by Sarah Pinsker [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 06|16, published on April 29, 2016 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The mother's attempts to find something to please her daughter feel very real and even heartbreaking. The multi-worlds-commercially-exploited concept is interesting.
Con: There's not an actual story here, and almost nothing is done with the concept.
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Con: There's not an actual story here, and almost nothing is done with the concept.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 06|16)
Sarah Pinsker Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
I suppose if you ignored the quadruple beach thingy and the lifeguard pigeon robots you wouldn't even know it was sci-fi
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