(Allegory) The narrator is packing to move before the season changes, and gives advice to his/her child, who is reluctant to go. (921 words; Time: 03m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Packing," by T. Kingfisher [bio] (edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas), appeared in Uncanny Magazine issue 17, published on July 4, 2017.
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Pro: The change of season is really climate change, the narrator is the current generation, and “you” is the children of today. The argument of the story is that we need to pick and choose what we can keep of the Earth’s wildlife because it is already determined that we’ll lose most of it.
Con: It’s pure message with zero plot and zero characters.
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Con: It’s pure message with zero plot and zero characters.
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Sadly humorous, but too one-note.
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