Things That Happened While We Waited For Our Magical Grandmother to Die—No. 39, by Kuzhali Manickavel

[Strange Horizons]

★★★☆☆ Mixed

(Surreal Indian Fantasy) Three children in India are trapped inside a great house that changes form around them. But Mythili is determined to escape. (2,551 words; Time: 08m)

How We Remember You, by Kuzhali Manickavel

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(Modern Fantasy) In 1984 India, four Muslim teenagers befriend, then betray a young djinn—and then obsess over it. (3,006 words; Time: 10m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended