Kyrie

As Good as New - Charlie Jane Anders. It's a story of post-apocalyptic wishes gone wrong, and a playwright/surgeon.

The End of the End of Everything - Dale Bailey. Another post-apocalyptic story, but where As Good as New was hopeful about the world being saved, The End of the End of Everything just accepts that humanity is doomed.

Mrs Sorensen and the Sasquatch - Kelly Barnhill. It's full of Sasquatch lovin'.

Sleep Walking Now and Then - Richard Bowes. I liked the idea of interactive plays, and the history was kind of interesting...but otherwise, there wasn't much in this story for me.

Daughter of Necessity - Marie Brennan. An examination of Penelope's role in The Odyssey. There is a lot of weaving and unweaving.

Brisk Money - Adam Christopher. I really liked this one. Noir is always hit or miss for me, but I enjoyed the sci-fi play on the genre.

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade - John Chu. I wasn't expecting to like this one very much, based on that insane title. It pleasantly surprised me, though. There's lots of neat imagery.

The Color of Paradox - A.M. Dellamonica. I swear, the only thing I could think about while reading this one was 12 Monkeys.

The Litany of Earth - Ruthanna Emrys. I do love me a good Lovecraft-fic.

A Kiss with Teeth - Max Gladstone. I liked the ideas the story tackled, and the twist on the “mid-life crisis affair”.

A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or When You Wish Upon a Star - Kathleen Ann Goonan. WWII, Disney, the space program, and feminism, all rolled up into one.

Cold Wind - Nicola Griffith. The story itself wasn't very complex, but I loved the imagery in the story, and the cold, end of the year feelings that it invoked.

The Tallest Doll in New York City Maria Dahvana Headley. I'm still trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

Where the Trains Turn - Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen. If it weren't for the way the mother handled every single situation in the first half of the story, this would have easily been a full five star read for me. I just can't quite get over how insanely dedicated to eradicating anything remotely related to fantasy she was. Poor, poor Rupert.

Combustion Hour - Yoon Ha Lee. The imagery is gorgeous. That's about all it did for me, though.

Reborn - Ken Liu. This one confused me a bit. The anthology really only contains the first part of The Anderson Project, which is the story “Reborn”, by Ken Liu. The title page for this section, though, makes it seem like there are actually three stories.

Midway Relics and Dying Breeds - Seanan McGuire. Dinosaurs and carnies.

Anyway: Angie - Daniel José Older. I'm not quite sure what's going on. But there are prostitutes. And cockroaches. And cultists.

The Mothers of Voorhisville - Mary Rickert. It mostly just left me wanting that final book in The Great and Secret Show series.

Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome - John Scalzi. I don't normally like sci-fi stories with terrifying diseases of the future, but this one was really well done.

Among the Thorns - Veronica Schanoes. It's a revengequel!

The Insects of Love - Genevieve Valentine. The writing is very pretty, but it doesn't really go anywhere.

Sleeper - Jo Walton. The story plays on perceptions, but it's incredibly short.

The Devil in America - Kai Ashante Wilson. Folk magic mixed with tragic racial relations, with a depressing end result.

In the Sight of Akresa - Ray Wood. A beautiful love story that ends in betrayal.

A Cup of Salt Tears - Isabel Yap. Forget being the first modern story I've read with a kappa - this is also the first romance I've read with a kappa.