urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2014-02-07T19:34:16Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:557763 seanan_mcguire @ 2014-02-07T11:34:00 2014-02-07T19:34:16Z 2014-02-07T19:34:16Z Emm Gryner, "89 Days of Alcatraz." I am delighted to announce that my short story, "The Lambs," will be appearing in <i>Bless Your Mechanical Heart</i>, edited by Jennifer Brozek, published April 15th, 2014, by <a href="http://www.evilgirlfriendmedia.com/445/uncategorized/bless-mechanical-heart/">Evil Girlfriend Media</a>.<br /><br /><i>Bless Your Mechanical Heart</i> is an anthology of sympathetic robot stories, and includes stories from folks like Fiona Patton, Lucy Snyder, and&mdash;super exciting for me&mdash;Peter Clines, who is one of my favorite authors. We have never been in an anthology together before, so this is a really big deal!<br /><br />"The Lambs" is about school bullying, questions of full disclosure, and the Hawthorne effect. It's a world I really enjoyed exploring, and may go back to someday (because I really needed a robot universe, right?). It's my second robot story, following "We Are All Misfit Toys In the Aftermath of the Velveteen War," and I really enjoyed writing it. I hope you will enjoy reading it.<br /><br />Robots!