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The Memory Artist

Ian R. MacLeod

First published May 2019
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Breathmoss Universe

Synopsis

An aging artist living in an interstellar garbage dump from which she acquires raw materials experiences some confusion as she visits the neighboring city and encounters old memories.

Notes

First English language publication in Asimov's Science Fiction. Originally published in Chinese by the Future Affairs Administration. Story inspired by the "Technology and the Good Future" sf workshop, which was jointly hosted by Ant Financial Services Group and Future Affairs Administration [Guokr Publishing] in Hangzhou, China. — Asimov's Science Fiction: May-June 2019 (p 58).

Publications (3)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2019 Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2019 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 58
October 2022 Forever, October 2022 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE 38
August 2023 Ragged Maps Subterranean Press Collection 301