A review by kesterbird
Apex Magazine Issue 50 by Lynne M. Thomas

5.0

The first time I encountered this story was right when it was published. A friend of mine had warned me that it was intense, so when the podcast intro started, I pushed back from my bench to really listen.
It starts out so charming, and it ends so heartbreakingly; I did not go back to the bench for a while. I can't cry and work at the same time. Some people can. I cannot.
I went to find it again today, for reasons of current events.
I cried again.