A review by thaxllssillyia
Fireside Magazine Issue 3, Winter 2012 by Elizabeth Bear, Mary Robinette Kowal, Galen Dara, Rachel Autumn Deering, Lisa Grabenstetter, Brian J. White, Lucas J.W. Johnson, Christine Larsen, Daniel Abraham

4.0

John Fisher by [a:Daniel Abraham|134|Daniel Abraham|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1207149629p2/134.jpg] ****
A modern horror story in which a man is concerned that his new stepdaughter isn't all that happy with him.

Remaker Remaker by [a:Lucas J.W. Johnson|588194|Lucas J.W. Johnson|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1320884428p2/588194.jpg] ***
Predictable but enjoyable story of mad science in an alternate history, steampunk Roman Empire.

Form and Void by [a:Elizabeth Bear|108173|Elizabeth Bear|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1219878171p2/108173.jpg] *****
A very imaginative and layered sci-fi tale of an unlikeable young woman who seems to have everything and the one poor girl who can't help but be her friend.

Famine's Shadow by [a:Rachel Deering|6885476|Rachel Deering|https://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-d9f6a4a5badfda0f69e70cc94d962125.png]and[a:Christine Larsen|1222718|Christine Larsen|https://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-d9f6a4a5badfda0f69e70cc94d962125.png] *****
A horror comic about a young girl, her drunk father and their failing farm. This is some bleak stuff.

The White Phoenix Feather by [a:Mary Robinette Kowal|2868678|Mary Robinette Kowal|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1365253716p2/2868678.jpg] ***
A strange, humorous story about ninjas who aren't ninjas and gastronomy.