★★☆☆☆
(Allegory) An immigrant is distressed because her mother’s ghost is confiscated at the border. (4,650 words; Time: 15m)
"My Country Is A Ghost," by Eugenia Triantafyllou [bio] (edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas), appeared in Uncanny Magazine issue 32, published on January 7, 2020.
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Review: 2020.056 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Obviously the story symbolizes the way people come to a new country and have to give up their old ways. Niovi mourns for what she lost, and even though she makes progress, and even though she chose this life, she’s still sad.
The scene where her mom’s ghost waves goodbye to her was very sad.
Con: There’s no plot beyond the allegory, and the allegory is pretty obvious, so the story really drags.
There are numerous problems with the grammar in the story.
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Pro: Obviously the story symbolizes the way people come to a new country and have to give up their old ways. Niovi mourns for what she lost, and even though she makes progress, and even though she chose this life, she’s still sad.
The scene where her mom’s ghost waves goodbye to her was very sad.
Con: There’s no plot beyond the allegory, and the allegory is pretty obvious, so the story really drags.
There are numerous problems with the grammar in the story.
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Eugenia Triantafyllou Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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