Thursday, June 6, 2013
Mantis Wives, by Kij Johnson
One more for tonight. Mantis Wives is a delightful little story of a type I enjoy--reminds me of one Ken Liu got nominated for, The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species. These little catalogs are lots of fun, and in this case the list is the art works a mantis can make out of her husband. Kind of nasty, but cute anyway, take 10 and read it.
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