The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020
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The Eight People Who Killed Me: the blood transfusion scene isn’t exactly a rape scene, but mirrors one in the way it’s told
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Life sentence: deer and crow hunting described; Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan: deals with whale hunting
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Does a pet die?
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Bullet Point: mention of pets trapped in houses when the apocalypse happened, assumed dead. A hamster is found dead in its cage
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Life Sentence: meat, including hunted animals; Another Avatar: meat
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Another Avatar: children are disciplined by caning; Erase Erase Erase: protagonist recounts abuse she suffered as a child
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“A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy”
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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The Freedom of the Shifting Sea: major body horror that involves inhuman genital alteration
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Bullet Point: ex-husband mentioned to be abusive
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At the beginning of “The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex.” It’s discussed throughout
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Life Sentence: the protagonist’s wife tries to initiate sex with him before he’s ready; Another Avatar: mention of masturbation; The Freedom of the Shifting Sea: multiple detailed sex scenes; Sacrid’s Pod: mention of masturbation
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Bullet Point: peotagonist skins her leg; The Eight People Who Killed Me: this is a vampire story
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Does a head get squashed?
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In “Up from Slavery.” Pretty graphic
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Many of the stories do
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Between the Dark and the Dark: someone eats a finger
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Mention of dental procedures, specifically George Washington’s dentures made of slave teeth, in “Up from Slavery”
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The Freedom of the Shifting Sea: Simon objectifies Mayang
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Another Avatar: a child who is known to be transfeminine but who can’t transition is referred to with he/him pronouns
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Is someone burned alive?
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The Eight People Who Killed Me: a vampire character is burned. She’s undead, but she can feel the pain of being burned
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Thirty-Three Wicked Daughters: a bunch of men end up in women’s clothing but it makes sense in plot and is not a transphobic or misogynist joke
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Shapeups at Delilah’s: said to Black people by other Black people
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Is there cannibalism?
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Between the Dark and the Dark: cannibalism is a big theme
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Are needles/syringes used?
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The Eight People Who Killed Me: blood transfusion scene
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Shapeups at Delilah’s is about hair cutting
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Is there a hanging?
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Thirty-Three Wicked Daughters: hanging mentioned
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is someone buried alive?
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The Eight People who Murdered Me: a vampire is in a buried coffin. But she’s undead, not alive
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Is someone restrained?
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Thirty-Three Wicked Daughters: the titular daughters all get kidnapped, forcibly married, and locked away by barons
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Is there gun violence?
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“Thoughts and Prayers” and “Erase Erase Erase” both deal with mass shootings
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Is there amputation?
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Between the Dark and the Dark: a person’s hand gets cut off
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Between the Dark and the Dark: someone mentioned to be found in a pool of his own urine
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Does someone drown?
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Drowning death described in The Freedom of the Shifting Sea
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Does the black guy die first?
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This is a short story collection, so different plots happen in each one
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Is someone stalked?
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Cyber stalking in “Thoughts and Prayers”
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Between the Dark and the Dark
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does a parent die?
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Introduction: Death of grandparents mentioned; Another Avatar: protagonist is an orphan; The Archronology of Love: a father dies; The Freedom of the Shifting Sea: a father dies; Up From Slavery: a father dies
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Is there addiction?
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Life Sentence: passing mention of cocaine addiction
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Does a car crash?
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A train crash in “Up from Slavery”
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Life Sentence: passing mention of alcoholism
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Are there abortions?
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Abortions mentioned in "The Bookstore at the End of America"
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An alien jumps off a bridge in “The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex”
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Life Sentence: passing mention of cocaine addiction; Shape-ups at Delilah’s: a character has a drug addiction
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Erase Erase Erase: protagonist recounts being thrown down the stairs by the hair by her stepfather as a child
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Thirty-Three Wicked Daughters: the titular daughters all get kidnapped, forcibly married, and locked away by barons
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Are there ghosts?
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Introduction: author discusses family legend that a room in her house is haunted
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Thirty-Three Wicked Daughters: farting mentioned
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Are there bugs?
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Mosquito bites mentioned in a few stories
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