Florilegia; or, Some Lies About Flowers, by Amal El-Mohtar

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★★★☆☆

(Dark Fantasy) A man’s family beats a curse by creating a wife for him from three flowers. (5,436 words; Time: 18m)

A Tale of Ash in Seven Birds, by Amal El-Mohtar

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(Poetic Fantasy) The narrators keep changing form to evade attack by the wizard-nation. (1,418 words; Time: 04m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Seasons of Glass and Iron, by Amal El-Mohtar

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(Fairy Tale) Tabitha has been walking a long time, trying to wear out seven pairs of iron shoes; Amira has been sitting alone on a glass hill that suitors try to climb. (5,617 words; Time: 18m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended

Recommended By: JStrahan Nebula

Reprinted in Uncanny Magazine issue 13.

Madeleine, by Amal El-Mohtar

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Madeline is having an adverse reaction to an experimental drug--she revisits episodes in her past. (5,899 words; Time: 19m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended

Recommended By: SFEP Nebula Readers KTB