#ReadShortStories in mixed batches (6 to 10)

The status of my short story reading for this second batch is that I am nearing the end of Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina and that I am continuing to mix it up a bit with miscellaneous stories. 

DNA by Melanie Rodriga — A story about a queer teenage girl and her interactions with her family and one of her teachers. I found it to be a slightly unusual story, full of direct questions and teen anger but not as many answers as I might have expected. Source: Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina

Almitra Amongst Ghosts by Rafeif Ismail — A kind of depressing story about not fitting in due to race, religion and queerness, all at once. Written in a lovely style. Source: Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina

Forestspirit, Forestspirit by Bogi Takács — An excellent story that brought together many different ideas. Thoughtful, gentle and brilliant while dealing with some heavy concepts like alien invasion and super soldiers. Source: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/takacs_06_15/

Cosmic Spring by Ken Liu — Ken Liu could make the heat death of the universe fascinating. Which is exactly what he did in this story. I loved it. Source: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/cosmic-spring/

The Other Son by Omar Sakr — An autobiographical story about a father’s death and meeting a half brother for the first time, told by the middle eastern author.  Source: Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina