★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Apocalypse) A sexually-transmitted disease has killed off most of the male population, but a mother is willing to do anything to protect her son. (929 words; Time: 03m)
"We Will Be All Right," by Carolyn Ives Gilman [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 96, published on May 1, 2018.
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Pro: The situation is an awful one, but we're glad the narrator decided not to kill anyone after all.
Con: There’s really no story here—just a political message.
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Con: There’s really no story here—just a political message.
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Carolyn Ives Gilman Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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