"Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200" is a 2023 science fiction short story by Trinidadian author R. S. A. Garcia. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.
Synopsis
editAn elderly Trinidadian woman is given a robotic farmhand made of nanotechnology, with unexpected results — including that it is repeatedly eaten by her goat.
Reception
edit"Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200" won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2023[1] and the 2024 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.[2]
Origin
editGarcia has described the story as having inspired by an online conversation about how goats will eat anything.[3]
References
edit- ^ Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved November 9, 2024
- ^ Garcia Wins 2024 Sturgeon Award, at Locus Online; posted September 9, 2024; retrieved November 9, 2024
- ^ Interview: R.S.A. Garcia, by Caroline M. Yoachim; in Uncanny Magazine issue 53; retrieved November 9, 2024