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Two Truths and a Lie

Sarah Pinsker

First published June 2020
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Stella thought she'd made up a lie on the spot, asking her childhood friend if he remembered the strange public broadcast TV show with the unsettling host she and all the neighborhood kids appeared on years ago. But he does remember. And so does her mom. Why doesn't Stella? The more she investigates the show and the grip it has on her hometown, the eerier the mystery grows.

Notes

11,893 words

External Links

tor.com

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2020 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in Long Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2021 Hugo Award Best Novelette Winner
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Runner-up
2021 Nebula Award Novelette Winner

Publications (15)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 2020 Two Truths and a Lie Tor Chapbook
June 2020 Tor.com, June 17 2020 Tor.com MAGAZINE |1
January 2021 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition Tor.com Anthology |26
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 Mariner Books Anthology 323
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 Mariner Books Anthology |20
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
November 2021 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Thirteen Night Shade Books Anthology
November 2021 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Thirteen Night Shade Books Anthology
August 2022 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021 Edition Prime Books Anthology |340
May 2023 Lost Places Small Beer Press Collection 1
May 2023 Lost Places Small Beer Press Collection |01
July 2023 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition Tor.com Anthology |47
January 2025 Nebula Awards Showcase 56: Outstanding Science Fiction and Fantasy Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Anthology 279