[WestIndianArchie]

The Nebula Awards are for best Science Fiction of the year

This is one of the nominees for best short story

http://www.leahcypess.com/short-stories/free-story/

Stealth Manosphere Sci Fic?

WIA

TLR? - single mom lawyer hires Nanny for her son. Laws have changed, and when the kid's emotional attachment is greater to the Nanny than the biological mom, the Nanny can sue for custody.

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

This was very interesting. Particularly as the writer (Leah Cypess) is female. I wonder if it's just a freakishly original idea, or some kind of social commentary.

[WestIndianArchie]

(02-21-2013 08:09 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  

This was very interesting. Particularly as the writer (Leah Cypess) is female. I wonder if it's just a freakishly original idea, or some kind of social commentary.

It exploits a common fear among career/working women, that they actually can't do it all, and that someone else is raising her children.

WIA

[Menace]

The author herself was a lawyer at a big NYC law firm, and went to Columbia law.

[Excelsior]

(02-21-2013 01:56 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:  

It exploits a common fear among career/working women, that they actually can't do it all, and that someone else is raising her children.

WIA

(02-21-2013 02:24 PM)Menace Wrote:  

The author herself was a lawyer at a big NYC law firm, and went to Columbia law.

Well, that would seem to explain just about everything.