The excerpt below has Glory meet a gentleman named Thomas whom she has conflicting thoughts about: As miserable as that sounds Glory is one of the funnier and, to an extent, lighter stories in the collection. Glorybetogod (her real name even if Facebook won’t believe her) has made so many wrong decisions in her life that the bitterness of failure and lack of worth has led her to consider suicide. Not until the end, that is, which is abrupt but still powerful. It feels like the big questions around the ethics and logic of removing people’s shitty feelings doesn’t get enough exposure. Thematically, though, it’s a little hazy. It’s very good though, the writing slick and the world building strong – Amirah packs a shit-load in. The story has the expositional heft of a conventional SF story, which gives it the sheen of the familiar – you could see this piece published in Asimovs. For example, our protagonist, Nneoma, can vanish away a person’s grief. In addition, the formula, when exposed to certain people, allows them to manage the emotions of others.
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