{"id":22,"date":"2022-11-24T01:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T01:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgfiction.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:24:10","slug":"fiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cgfiction.com\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annotated Setlist of the Mikaela Cole Jazz Quintet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/george_12_19\/\" title=\"Clarkesworld\">Clarkesworld<\/a>, December 2019<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/escapepod.org\/2021\/05\/13\/escape-pod-784-annotated-setlist-of-the-mikaela-cole-jazz-quintet\/\" title=\"Escape Pod\">Escape Pod<\/a>, May 2021<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>jazz musicians on a generation ship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tangentonline.com\/news\/news-news\/tangent-online-2019-recommended-reading-list\/\" title=\"Tangent Recommended Reading List for 2019\">Tangent Recommended Reading List for 2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/01\/06\/must-read-speculative-short-fiction-december-2019\/\" title=\"Tor.com Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction for December 2019\">Tor.com Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction for December 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Portal Fantasy for Grown-ups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/houseofgamut.com\/gamut-magazine\/a-portal-fantasy-for-grown-ups\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/houseofgamut.com\/gamut-magazine\/a-portal-fantasy-for-grown-ups\/\">Gamut<\/a>, August 2024 (Issue 8)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/year-s-best-canadian-fantasy-and-science-fiction-volume-three\">Year&#8217;s Best Canadian Fantasy &amp; 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