Hmmm, I've been and gone and read a short SF story, the first in two months. It was @aliettedebodard.com 'Mulberry and Owl' from a few years back. I found a lot to like about it, and nothing not to like about it.

We lost our 12.5 year old cocker Ringo in early August, which was a bummer. But we've adopted a c10yr old rescue springer, who needs lots of cuddles on the settee, so I'm reading with her next to me.

Well, here's a thing, my SF short story reading mojo has snuck back up on me, and I've read a couple of Years Best SF stories, from Grace Chan and Rich Larson, from @clarkesworldmagazine.com and @lightspeedmagazine.com and enjoyed them both.

I just looked at @clarkesworldmagazine.com, an old fave of mine, and what did I spot but a new story from none other than @michaelswanwick.bsky.social , another old fave of mine, and I read it, and am happy to report 'Unquiet Graves' is a great little story. And BTW just how freakin good is Bluesky?

I'm currently reading and reviewing Judith Merril's 4th Annual Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy, have covered the previous 3 volumes, and all the Bleiler/Dikty Year's Bests from the 40s/50s. www.bestsf.net