Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Music: Gary Jules, "Mad World."

Time for class: "The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell" available now!

The Rising only lasted for three years. The repercussions will last forever. For Elaine Oldenburg, those repercussions are about to change everything.

"The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell" is available now from most ebook outlets. This Newsflesh-universe story fills in a piece of the past that has previously been left hidden, for good reason. Join Elaine as she tries to get her students out of an outbreak alive, and without casualties. (Try not to read the blurb on the landing page, as it's way spoilery.)

She's not going to save them all.

I'm really excited about this one. It's a story I've wanted to tell for quite some time, and it pulls no punches, which is always nice for me, since I fancy myself a horror author. Better yet, it will prepare you for what's to come. (It will also help feed my cats. As always, a major concern.)

This will also serve as your discussion post.

Zombies!
Tags: mira grant, short fiction
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dimestore_romeo

July 17 2014, 14:59:07 UTC 2 years ago

Oh my goodness, I read this yesterday after work and it terrified me (in a good way!). I was sipping a cup of tea when I started reading and had to stop because I wasn't sure if I was shaking all over because I was scared or because I'd had too much caffeine to drink that day, and I didn't want to take chances.

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2014, 21:54:46 UTC 2 years ago

Eep!

scenery

July 18 2014, 22:09:49 UTC 2 years ago

I am late to the party commenting on this post, but I just finished "The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell." I absolutely love everything you've done in the Newsflesh world. I'm always completely and totally sucked in and emotionally involved in the best way which is great because it offers me a much-needed respite from my crazy day-to-day life. I am an avid reader (and purchaser!) of your books and music. Thank you for putting such amazingness out into the world!

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2014, 21:54:56 UTC 2 years ago

You're so welcome!

kay_gmd

July 20 2014, 05:05:12 UTC 2 years ago

Joss Whedon has a leaf on the wind

Seanan takes a leaf throws it through a chipper stitches it back together puts it on a burn pile, and uses its ashes to create a poison for trees like it....

Donmt think I'm going to sleep just yet...

kay_gmd

July 23 2014, 22:27:07 UTC 2 years ago

Absolutely loved it!

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2014, 21:55:06 UTC 2 years ago

Aw.

kassrachel

July 20 2014, 13:36:38 UTC 2 years ago

You, ma'am, do not pull any punches.

It's terrific, of course; I loved the interplay between the story and the meta-story, the correspondence. But as the mother of a child who will be in kindergarten in a year or so, OMG, that was disturbing as fuck.

:-)

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2014, 21:55:28 UTC 2 years ago

Punches are not meant to be pulled!

I'm glad you liked it. :)

trektone

July 21 2014, 03:36:51 UTC 2 years ago

I enjoyed this story a lot. It was brutal, which worked for me.

Was anyone else surprised there were no "George" children in this story? Or has Mira/Seanan provided explanation, if relevant?

I've been rereading the earlier Newsflesh short fiction and then coming back to "Show and Tell," but am waiting until this Wednesday for "San Diego 2014."

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2014, 21:55:57 UTC 2 years ago

Mostly I got tired of people complaining about how people re-use names, and so didn't want to deal with it yet again.

kittycat22

July 27 2014, 14:58:31 UTC 2 years ago

Finished reading this yesterday while traveling. FANTASTIC as usual. It was heartbreaking, horrifying, and the reveal just in the middle of who Elaine became.... damn. Fabulous. Thank you.

seanan_mcguire

November 19 2014, 21:56:09 UTC 2 years ago

Very welcome!
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