
★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention
(SF Horror) A customers asks a Starbucks barrista to watch her laptop while she’s in the toilet. But there’s something funny about this laptop. (2,019 words; Time: 06m)
"Can You Watch My Stuff," by Rich Larson [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 09-10|19, published on August 16, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.495 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: There’s plenty of humor in this tale. I love this line:
Con: I don’t really see how they covered up this mess. What did they do to cover up the missing teenager? And if anyone livestreamed this, would lots of people have seen it?
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Pro: There’s plenty of humor in this tale. I love this line:
My hand gropes on auto for my phone to either dial 911 or to tweet about it.The teenager getting eaten by the monster is the only thing that keeps me from classing this as a humor piece.
Con: I don’t really see how they covered up this mess. What did they do to cover up the missing teenager? And if anyone livestreamed this, would lots of people have seen it?
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I agree with the rating. This is a very good 3-star story and is worth reading.
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