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skygiants ([personal profile] skygiants) wrote2016-12-27 07:16 pm

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Hey! So you guys may remember Further Arguments In Support of Yudah Cohen's Proposal to Bluma Zilberman, a short story which I published in Diabolical Plots earlier this year.

If you liked this story, I have two pieces of good news:

a. You can now listen to it as an audio short from PodCastle

b. Also at PodCastle, you can also now read OR listen to a NEW related story, Shaina Rubin Keeps Her Head Under Circumstances Nobody Could Have Expected, in which Bluma's cousin Shaina is deeply embarrassed to discover herself in need of rescue from supernatural danger (especially if rescue comes in the form of annoying cousins)

Both of these stories should stand alone, for the record! I made very sure (thanks [personal profile] aberration!) to find a second reader who had not read the first one to test this.

EDIT: NOW UPDATING TO INCLUDE THE BEAUTIFUL FANART [personal profile] aquamirage DREW ME



This is Shaina Rubin, I think you all have a good sense of her personality now
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[personal profile] rymenhild 2016-12-28 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
You know I am this story cycle's biggest cheerleader. Yay!
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[personal profile] seekingferret 2016-12-28 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful!
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[personal profile] loligo 2016-12-28 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Shaina is right -- dull and frightening at once *is* totally unfair. Of that there can be no doubt!
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[personal profile] sovay 2016-12-28 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Also at PodCastle, you can also now read OR listen to a NEW related story, Shaina Rubin Keeps Her Head Under Circumstances Nobody Could Have Expected, in which Bluma's cousin Shaina is deeply embarrassed to discover herself in need of rescue from supernatural danger (especially if rescue comes in the form of annoying cousins)

Now I just want a story about Yitl Szmirgeld's demon child.
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[personal profile] sovay 2016-12-28 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
This almost certainly is a thing that will happen sooner or later.

I like demons.
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[personal profile] sovay 2016-12-31 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to do some more reading, because the demon property suit court case I dug up while researching for this fic is one of my favorite historical anecdotes I've read this year thus far.

In the meantime, you should tell your friendlist about it.

[edit] I know it's summarized in the story; I am just curious for further detail. Or I guess I could throw "demon" and "Poznan" into Google, but it might not be as much fun.
Edited 2016-12-31 12:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] china_shop 2016-12-28 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhh, that was wonderful!
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[personal profile] lacewood 2016-12-28 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I fully appreciate Shaina's very unimpressed perspective on Bluma and the proposals XD (Why didn't she pick the suitor who could MOVE OUT) And the vexed demon who simply doesn't know what to do with a (mostly) human baby! (I hope she remembers to visit sometimes at least? I look forward to the hypotehtical sequels of demon!baby's adventures)

Also, I'm sure Bluma is going to 100% appreciate Shaina's very fitting revenge in running away from home... to go visit HER.

[personal profile] plinythemammaler 2016-12-28 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
PLEASE KEEP WRITING THESE FOREVER.

the 17th century...demon children court case...I mean.........

Still, an exorcism is a great deal of work, and would involve a great deal of trouble and embarrassment for all the Szmirgelds. Don’t think I’m avoiding it because I’m lazy, but it seems there might be a simpler way.

WHY DOES YUDAH COHEN CONTINUE TO BE SO GREAT
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[personal profile] littlerhymes 2016-12-29 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Shaina is a DELIGHT. :D