(Modern Fantasy) Yemi serves the Nigerian goddess, Oshun, answering the prayers of believers, but she works out of the LA office, which handles Americans of Nigerian descent, and she never gets the best cases. (4,910 words; Time: 16m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Oshun, Inc.," by Jordan Ifueko [bio] (edited by Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 09/18/17, published on September 18, 2017.
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Pro: Yemi really wants a big success to impress the boss, and while the dentist clearly isn’t going to be it, the painter looks like a sure thing.
It’s very funny that they work out of cubicles in a cheap commercial building. And that they pretend to be a “multilevel marketing enterprise.”
Con: Since Oshun told Yemi not to overlook the painter, it’s hard to give her any credit for finding him.
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It’s very funny that they work out of cubicles in a cheap commercial building. And that they pretend to be a “multilevel marketing enterprise.”
Con: Since Oshun told Yemi not to overlook the painter, it’s hard to give her any credit for finding him.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09/18/17)
Jordan Ifueko Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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Very cute -- liked the truths that people found themselves blurting out. I guess Yemi passes the love goddess assistant test and redeems herself for the guitarist incident.
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