Name: A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers
ISBN: 9780765386588

Alyssa Wong

Hannah and Melanie: sisters, apart and together. Weather workers. Time benders. When two people so determined have opposing desires, it's hard to say who will win--or even what victory might look like. This stunning, haunting short story from rising star Alyssa Wong explores the depth and fierceness of love and the trauma of family. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers

Maggie Gordon

** spoiler alert **
           CN: Trans woman and suicide

Wow... I was not expecting that when I opened this particular story. It begins with two sisters who know how to manipulate the weather. One sister ends up on the other side of the country to act and the other stays home. The other, as it turns out, is also a trans woman, and you find out in bits and pieces that her family is not supportive of this. She kills herself and the rest of the story is the sister frantically trying to stop this from happening over and over again. The story is haunting in the desperation and grief it portrays, and despite the fact that I spoiled 90% of the plot, it's worth a read for the beautiful prose and emotions.

Rina

Short dark fiction of things out of your control. So well-written but another one of those I really wish were longer!

A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers A Tor.Com Original

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