This Constant Narrowing, by Geoff Ryman

[F&SF]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Horror) All the women in the world have mysteriously disappeared, and life is hard for the narrator, an attractive young man who’s not even a little bit gay but gets unwelcome attention. (11,008 words; Time: 36m)

Recommended By: 👍STomaino+2 (Q&A)

Blessed, by Geoff Ryman

[F&SF]

★★★☆☆ Average

(SF Adventure) The narrator visits a giant rock sacred to the Yoruba people in Nigeria, where she finds that ancient magic isn’t always dead. (4,353 words; Time: 14m)

Those Shadows Laugh, by Geoff Ryman

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(Near-Future SF) The secretive parthenogenetic women of Colinas Bravas usually don't allow outsiders into their country, but they invite Ms. Vargas to fix a genetic problem with their children. (9,833 words; Time: 32m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Recommended By: GDozois:5 RHorton:4 JStrahan

Capitalism In The 22nd Century Or A.I.r., by Geoff Ryman

[Anthology]

★★★☆☆

Graça and Cristina want to leave Brazil and go settle on another planet, but it's expensive, physically challenging, and illegal. (5,600 words; Time: 18m)

Recommended By: 📙₁GDozois+2 📙₁JStrahan+2 📙₁NClarke+2 📙₁RHorton+2 (Q&A)