★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Modern Fairy Tale) A cat faces a catastrophe when its owner dies and it wants to avoid eviction from their apartment. (2,204 words; Time: 07m)
"Copy Cat," by Alex Shvartsman [bio] and K.A. Teryna [bio] (edited by Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 08/06/18, published on August 6, 2018.
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Pro: The cat, by making friends with the policeman, gains the security it sought. Ultimately, honesty was the best policy.
Con: I couldn’t suspend disbelief for this story. To quote the story itself, “You must be somewhat disappointed.”
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Con: I couldn’t suspend disbelief for this story. To quote the story itself, “You must be somewhat disappointed.”
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 08/06/18)
Alex Shvartsman Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
K.A. Teryna Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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