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"Makeisha In Time" by Rachael K. Jones

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This story is part of the The Long List Anthology: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List (2014) group anthology discussion.

An interesting variation on the "jumping around in time" theme. (cf Slaughterhouse-Five).

Makeisha's consciousness keeps jumping back in time, living entire lives in the past � sometimes the very distant past � only to return to her present-day body when that past self dies. (Or, is she delusional?) History has a tendency to forget her past lives, or transmogrify them, or attribute her actions to someone else, always a male. That isn't the only reason she has trouble connecting with her peers. I thought it was an entertaining enough fantasy. ***1/2*

I 'found' this on the internet this past week. After you had mentioned her other short story Charlotte Incorporated, which I read and loved, I went looking for more on her. MIT wasn't quite as good but I still enjoyed it. I hadn't thought of Makeisha as possibly delusional while I was reading, but now that you've said it I can't help but look at the whole thing a little differently.

Rose wrote: "I 'found' this on the internet this past week. After you had mentioned her other short story Charlotte Incorporated, which I read and loved, I went looking for more on her. MIT wasn't quite as good..."

Well, I'm glad you liked "". :) I also liked it better than "Makeisha In Time".