★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(SF Horror) Em installed the nightmare app months ago, but tonight is the first time they actually try to use it. (1,896 words; Time: 06m)
"At Your Dream's Edge," by S. Qiouyi Lu [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 03-04|19, published on February 27, 2019 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2019.143 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The behavior of the app itself is quite interesting.
Con: We never find out why Em wanted to do this. As a result, the story ends up being about as interesting as listening to someone telling you about a dream they had
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Pro: The behavior of the app itself is quite interesting.
Con: We never find out why Em wanted to do this. As a result, the story ends up being about as interesting as listening to someone telling you about a dream they had
Other Reviews: Search Web
S. Qiouyi Lu Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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As far as "why," as I say in my review, I read it internally as being done for "desensitivity" training and, externally, as a botched attempt at metaphor.
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