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A review by cathepsut
The New Mother by Eugene Fischer
5.0
"The girls were spayed. That is the only word for it. Four sisters, the oldest five and the youngest barely two, with dirt-crusted fingers and baggy t-shirts, huddled next to a police van. They are identical in the way of twins; different sizes but, excepting perhaps some scars and birthmarks, their bodies are the same. The picture of them standing together next to the van is like a textbook illustration of early human development. And hidden under their shirts, carved low across the belly, the one scar they all share."
I have read dystopian fanfiction, where all women on Earth died and what the repercussions of that could be. This is a different take, similar scenario -- women can procreate asexually and essentially bear clones of themselves, without any male contribution.
Interessting idea and the author poses some fascinating questions to his set-up.
Winner of the Tiptree Award.
Story is available for free at https://medium.com/@glorioushubris/the-new-mother-9df848da415b
I have read dystopian fanfiction, where all women on Earth died and what the repercussions of that could be. This is a different take, similar scenario -- women can procreate asexually and essentially bear clones of themselves, without any male contribution.
Interessting idea and the author poses some fascinating questions to his set-up.
Winner of the Tiptree Award.
Story is available for free at https://medium.com/@glorioushubris/the-new-mother-9df848da415b