March Stories Update
10 stories I read in 2025 **** 1. The Widow Parkhurst by Hugh J O’Donnell in Factor Four The widow Parkhurst lives alone on her farm, despite the gossip of the town. She’s got a gun and a cat and the workers come and go. Except one, who asks to use her shed on the nights of the full moon. So long as he doesn’t leave a mess she doesn’t mind. But one night her cat starts calling her and she learns about the beastly goings on. Read This: Swift vignette of fantastic problems and how to solve them Don’t Read This: You know what the problem is when you hear full moon 2. Astronaut Training by Sarah Chin in Had There’s a base on the moon, but not the one you know about, the upper base with flags and press conferences. You’ve been selected for it. You’re being trained for it. Seven astronauts have gone to the lower base and five have come back. It’s not the mission you expect. It’s unearthly. Read This: Spooky short on how even the moon can be made stranger Don’t Read Th...
