(Slipstream Horror) For political reasons, postal workers are required to use the mysterious tunnels underneath the town to deliver mail. Unfortunately, something has started eating them. (7,545 words; Time: 25m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"An Obstruction to Delivery," by Sean Adams [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 07-08|17, published on July 1, 2017 by Spilogale Inc.
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Pro: Some of the surreal humor is pretty funny.
Con: The mix of humor and horror doesn’t work very well, and it goes on way too long.
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Con: The mix of humor and horror doesn’t work very well, and it goes on way too long.
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I liked the dry, investigation-style humor, but, yeah, maybe a tad too long. Once again, F&SF doesn't know how long their final published story actually is. And, as in this case, it can be off enough to slip into another category. Since the issue with the Nebula finalists, I've been checking myself and found about the same as you show here. They say this one is 7323 words so maybe somewhere there's a version with 200 some less words!
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