One of the really difficult things about being a reviewer is that you get to know a lot of people who have ambitions to write. They all want you to love what they do, and mostly it is OK, but very rarely the sort of thing you’d jump up and down with excitement about. It can get awkward.

So last night I noticed several people on Twitter getting excited about a new story on Tor.com by Charlie Jane Anders. I’ve known Charlie for some time, and I know she can write (she’s won a Lammy, but not for SF&F). I also knew she’s been working on a fantasy novel for some time, but I’d not seen any of her short fiction. “Six Months, Three Days” is a story about how two clairvoyants foresee that they will meet and have a brief affair. Your mileage may vary, but I think it is really good. Check it out here.

This sort of thing makes me very happy.