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Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (an indigenous author)
literally anything by Octavia Butler (her last novel published in 2005, so it counts lol)
Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness (YA but you won't regret it)
short stories by Ted Chiang (one of which was the basis for Arrival)
Feb 18, 2024
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🚀Story of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang
Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
Hyperion, Dan Simmons
The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell
The Word for World is Forrest & The Lathe of Heaven, Ursula K. Le Guin
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📚you maybe know this but posting jic: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange just came out and it’s kind of a sequel to There, There?? I’ll be honest, haven’t read it yet and trying to avoid reviews, but it’s on my stack.
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid is fantastic. The story of two refugees fleeing an unnamed country, but has some elements of magical realism that really hit hard for me. short, but powerful.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel does the multiple narrators/characters intertwining thing so well. still think about this one a lot.
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid is fantastic. The story of two refugees fleeing an unnamed country, but has some elements of magical realism that really hit hard for me. short, but powerful.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel does the multiple narrators/characters intertwining thing so well. still think about this one a lot.
Apr 7, 2024
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📖Grab either of his short story collections (Stories of Your Life and Others, Exhalation) and you'll have a smorgasbord of amazing sci-fi and speculative fiction.
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Jul 17, 2025
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it only cost me five years, tens of thousands of dollars, and my sanity, but next week i will officially start seeing my first counseling clients <3
Jul 18, 2025
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after five years of grad school and subsequent job search, i can finally say i have successfully changed careers 😭 i start my new job counseling kids at a community mental health clinic on Monday. yesterday was my last shift at the grocery store that was an escape from my horrible corporate job and a sustaining force throughout grad school. it’s so bittersweet to leave the sweetest coworkers i’ve ever had and the most fun i’ve had at work. it’s immeasurably healing to quit a job for only good reasons. my coworkers got me a cake, everyone wrote notes in a card, and the goodbyes throughout the day made my heart swell. i even got to tell the good news to my favorite instacarter 🥺 after i clocked out for the last time, my friends joined me for gelato at the cafe and we strolled the store for a final time, this time as simply a loyal customer.
Jun 14, 2025