A review by emjay24
Baby Remember My Name: An Anthology of New Queer Girl Writing by Jenna Lowery, Nicole J. Georges, Shoshana von Blanckensee, Sloane Martin, Chelsea Starr, Dexter Flowers, Zoe Whittall, Jenna Henry, Jess Arndt, Claudia Rodriguez, Michelle Tea, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Beth Steidle, Meliza Banales, Gina de Vries, Amy K. Davidson, Alex Zephyr, Page McBee, Tina Butcher, Robin Akimbo, Rhiannon Argo, Cristy C. Road, Tamara Llosa-Sandor

2.0

I saw this book on the new shelf at the library and that it is edited by Michelle Tea. I've read some of her memoirs and enjoyed them, plus, she's local, so i picked it up. Normally, i don't really go for short stories. As i began this anthology, i saw these aren't even really short stories, many of them. they're just words, maybe like a poem in story formatting. they were super short, too. i didn't like them, there was no substance. eventually, some actual stories came and i liked those better. some stories i really liked, juan is one that comes to mind. a lot of others, i didn't like at all..but i guess that's an anthology for you. a good number of the pieces are about young people living very poorly in SF's mission district. Most of these stories seemed depressing. it was ok, but i feel like i would have liked this better if i was specifically looking for "new queer girl writing" which is, after all what it's advertised as, so it's more my fault than the book's. But from my perspective, i'll give it 2 stars aka "it was ok." If you see it at your library, pick it up and skim through for the couple good stories!