Welcome to The Week in Review, our Sunday wrap-up for those too busy to follow Stupefying Stories on a daily basis. Before we get to the latest news, we’d like to direct you to three reminders.
Four weeks ago we published The Year in Review (so far), a high-level overview of everything we’ve done thus far this year. Book releases; audio book releases; and links to more than one hundred short stories. Check it out!
If you haven’t been following The Odin Chronicles, our shared-world multi-author serial, here’s the place to start: with a high-level overview of the world of Odin III and synopses of all the story threads thus far. Find out what you’ve been missing!
In the July 10th Never-Ending FAQ we announced the F.O.S.S.—the new Friends of Stupefying Stories section we’re adding to our online bookshop. This goes live on July 31st, so if you have an indie- or self-published book you’d like to promote, let us know about it!
And now, picking up from where we left off with the July 14th Week in Review, here’s what we’ve been up to lately.
It was the family vacation he’d never forget—until he needed the money, and decided to sell the memory.
Published 7/15/24
“Details,” by Pete Wood
On a world like Odin III, what’s the point of a prison? It’s just a waste of people who could be doing work robots are too valuable to do. People like Rauno.
Published 7/16/24
We actually queue these stories up days in advance, which is why, when we got absolutely clobbered by a violent hailstorm in the wee hours of 7/14, it took until 7/17 for it to affect our posting schedule. On the positive side, I’m getting a new roof.
Every now and then we publish a story for which I can’t write an adequate teaser, I can only say, “You should read this one.”
You should read this one.
Published 7/18/24
Such a beautiful view, and what a wonderful place to raise children! I’ll take it!
Published 7/19/24
“Love and Mushrooms,” by Kimberly Ann Smiley
Since her shuttle crash on Odin II [Episode 20], Mazaa has had a lot of time to think about how empty her life has become—until a flash fire in the hangar changes everything.
Published 7/20/24
No, we weren’t affected by the CrowdStrike kerfluffle (that we know of), but for reasons unknown we were unable to post new stories for a few days. Fortunately, the problem has since resolved itself—again, for reasons unknown.
Fan favorite Rick Danforth returns with a little tale of love, casinos, and irresistible compulsions.
Published 7/22/24
“Token of Affection,” by Gustavo Bondoni
Every day, life on Odin III finds a new way to be weird. Teleporting slugs? Father Luigi helps Dr. Nina cope with living on a world where even the most basic rules of science don’t seem to apply.
Published 7/23/24
Still cleaning up the mess after the storm. On the
positive side, I’m getting a new roof. On the negative side, the insurance company wants to declare my car a total loss.
Fan-favorite and frequent contributor Richard J. Dowling returns with a futuristic spin on an old, old tale.
Published 7/25/24
An unintentionally timely story, considering the global CrowdStrike fiasco. Vaughan Stanger explains why you should be very careful about enabling automatic updates.
Published 7/26/24
Out of curiosity, I decided to see which stories drew the most readers. This wasn’t meant to be a competition, but seems to be turning into one anyway. Who wants to be on the rules reform committee?
“A Spark in the Dark,” by Travis Burnham
After losing her arm in an accident and getting a robotic prosthesis, Eva discovers she has a special affinity for broken and discarded robots.
Published 7/27/24
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