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The Life You’ve Given Me, Rusty

Nov 5, 2024 | lightspeedmagazine.com | Wendy Wagner |P.A. Cornell

You’ve only ever had one rule: never cross the stream that divides the wastes and the green land. That’s where the robots are, and the robots are our enemies. There was a time you were my enemy, though I don’t remember it. I only know because you’ve never lied to me. I know you once hunted my mother, while I was still inside her. I know she died trying to escape you. But I also know you saved me. I’ve never lied to you either—until today.
Chief Scavenger's Log in the Climate Apocalypse

Jul 5, 2024 | magazine.interstellarflightpress.com | P.A. Cornell

Fiction Flash Fiction by P.A. Cornell Surfaced for first time in ten years. With Karl gone, it's up to me to find enough supplies to get us through winter. Karl used to say the temperature this time of year was pleasant. Still a lot colder than I remember summers from when I was a kid, but at twenty-one, I'm a man now. Gotta be strong for the kids, like Karl was for me. Anyway, got lucky and found some stuff, but as I was heading back, I spotted a girl. A woman.
Canada Reads author Jessica Johns among finalists for Aurora Awards for Canadian sci-fi and fantasy writing

May 6, 2024 | cbc.ca | Andrew Sullivan |Douglas Smith |Cherie Dimaline |P.A. Cornell

BooksThe Aurora Awards recognize the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy across 10 categories. Johns' novel, Bad Cree, was championed by Dallas Soonias on Canada Reads 2024. The Aurora Awards recognize the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy across 10 categoriesCBC Books · Posted: May 06, 2024 3:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoJessica Johns is the author of Bad Cree.
Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont

Oct 24, 2023 | fantasy-magazine.com | Christie Yant |P.A. Cornell

On the island of Manhattan, there’s a building out of time. I can’t tell you where it is, exactly. It has an address, of course, as all buildings do, but that wouldn’t mean anything to you. What I can tell you is that the building is called The Oakmont. “What do you see when you look out there, Sarah?” Roger asks. I stand next to one of the windows in his apartment and take in the view. “The sun’s out and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. It’s a perfect summer day.