Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

Another good story from Stufflebeam providing a heart-warming tale of humanity, that doesn’t get anywhere near schmalzy or saccharine as it could.

Not much by way of a speculative element, so whilst a nice enough character study, and using non-mainstream sexuality/gender, it’s missing that little bit extra I look to SF to deliver.

A third story in about three weeks about visitations from a nebulous undead being potential harbringers of messages, or other means by which protagonists are able to address their relationships.

The Damaged referring to the 1 in 100 that come off the Playmatez production line not quite right, and end their short robotic lives homeless, or living in a subway or dumpster.