Otherworldly interference in real-world New York City? Or delusions? For the answer, follow two loving strangers in an astonishing short story of faith and hope by a World Fantasy Award winner..
Grimace is a homeless man on a holy mission to free Black Americans from emotional slavery. His empty soda cans told him as much. Then he meets Kim, a transgender runaway who joins Grimace on his heroic quest. Is Grimace receiving aluminium missives from the gods, or is he a madman? Kim will find out soon enough on a strange journey they've been destined to share..
Victor LaValle's We Travel the Spaceways is part of Black Stars, a multi-dimensional collection of speculative fiction from Black authors. Each story is a world much like our own. Read or listen to them in a single sitting.***
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(Amazon Original Stories, 31 August 2021, ebook, 40 pages, borrowed from @AmazonKindle, #PrimeReading)
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This is a new author for me. I really enjoyed We Travel the Spaceways. This is the most original story in the Black Stars series and a surprising treat. I really liked Grimace as a character, he's well written and comes across as real. I was instantly on his side. I enjoyed the questions raised in this story about madness, society, friendship and love. This is a great piece.
