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"The Thing about Ghost Stories" is a 2018 fantasy short story by Naomi Kritzer. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis

Leah is a folklorist studying ghost stories, who gradually becomes aware that she may be living in one herself.

Reception

"The Thing about Ghost Stories" was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[1]

At Tor.com, Katharine Duckett lauded Kritzer's portrayal of the parallels between ghost stories and living with a dementia patient, as well as of Leah's "instantly engaging voice".[2]

References

  1. ^ 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists, by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved April 25, 2019
  2. ^ “The Thing About Ghost Stories” and Coping With the Dementia of a Loved One, by Katharine Duckett; published March 6, 2019; retrieved April 25, 2019
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