Teleportation by... "Brincando Charcos (Jumping Puddles)" by Ben Francisco
BogiReads brings you the daily speculative reading recommendation of editor Bogi Takács.
Today's recommendation -
Author: Ben Francisco
Title: “Brincando Charcos (Jumping Puddles)”
Venue: Strange Horizons, Oct 2023 (Caribbean SFF special issue, ed. Suzan Palumbo & Marika Bailey)
Type: Short story – 4163 words
Themes: Contemporary fantasy, teleportation, migration, love
Where to read: Text free online
I really enjoyed the Caribbean SFF special issue of Strange Horizons and this was one of my favorite pieces from it – you’ll probably see more if you stick around for more. To be honest, it was one of my favorite 2023 stories in general. Teleportation, a great romance between two men, have I mentioned that I love the specific mechanism for teleportation?!, this is a story where I believe the magic is real.
Also I just love the codeswitching & multilingualism. Appreciating the editors too, you know that not every venue would have gone with it.
If you liked this, don’t miss the New Worlds, Old Ways anthology of Caribbean SFF edited by Karen Lord. (US Amazon affiliate link – sadly doesn’t seem to be available on Bookshop.org)
Take care,
Bogi.