★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Allegory) Susan grows flowers that the collectors turn into men for the luckiest women. But she has a secret lover from a flower she never turned in. (1,268 words; Time: 04m)
"The Men Who Come from Flowers," by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 09-10|18, published on August 24, 2018 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2018.480 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: In the end, Susan comes clean, her lover’s life is saved, and she accepts her punishment.
Con: The message is unsubtle and uninteresting, but there’s little else to the story.
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Pro: In the end, Susan comes clean, her lover’s life is saved, and she accepts her punishment.
Con: The message is unsubtle and uninteresting, but there’s little else to the story.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|18)
Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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