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The Night Soil Salvagers

Gregory Norman Bossert

First published June 2020
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

The Night Soil Salvagers no longer need to perform the service they have provided for longer than memory can account for. Instead, they pass the nights in playful and profound acts of artistry, music, trickery, gardening, and honoring the city they know and belong to more so than anyone. Uncover the heart of this mysterious community through the tales they tell each other, the tales that others tell of them, and the scores of their Dadaesque nocturnes, as they strive to lessen the burden of the city on the Earth.

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6,620 words

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (3)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 2020 The Night Soil Salvagers Tor Chapbook
June 2020 Tor.com, June 24 2020 Tor.com MAGAZINE |1
January 2021 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition Tor.com Anthology |28