★★★☆☆
(Afterlife) Leandros remembers dying when the shell hit his trench, but in the liminal space between worlds, he’s offered a chance to do something different. (3,797 words; Time: 12m)
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"The Honey of the World and the Queen of Crows," by Dimitra Nikolaidou [bio] (edited by Scott H. Andrews), appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies issue 304, published on May 14, 2020.
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Pro: As afterlife stories go, it’s an interesting twist. The bartender and his wife give the young gay casualty (of World War I, I think) a second chance, but most of the story is about how they came to be operating this place and why they’re so generous.
Con: It’s not a bad little tale, but there’s not much to it. In particular, I didn’t feel that any of the three characters actually earned a happy ending.
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Pro: As afterlife stories go, it’s an interesting twist. The bartender and his wife give the young gay casualty (of World War I, I think) a second chance, but most of the story is about how they came to be operating this place and why they’re so generous.
Con: It’s not a bad little tale, but there’s not much to it. In particular, I didn’t feel that any of the three characters actually earned a happy ending.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Dimitra Nikolaidou Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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