Clingerman’s short stories often rely on a shift in perception. So if I tell you what the story’s about, I will ruin it. “Stair Trick” centers on Dick the bartender who would entertain his customers by pretending to go down…
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Stickney and the Critic by Mildred Clingerman
As I’ve delved deeper into the research for the essay I’m writing for Women of Futures Past, I’m learning a bunch of things about my field that I didn’t know. For example, I didn’t know that James Blish, and the…
Your Faces, Oh My Sisters! Your Faces Filled With Light! by Raccoona Sheldon
I had never heard of this short story. It’s lyrical, powerful, and dark. It seems to be about a woman who lives in a post-apocalyptic world, but some of the details seem off. Sheldon (James Tiptree, Jr., Alice B. Sheldon)…