← Back

Blood Is Another Word for Hunger

Rivers Solomon

First published July 2019
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Anger is an energy. A young girl, a slave in the South, is presented with a moment where she can grasp for freedom, for change, for life. She grabs it with both hands, fiercely and intensely, and the spirit world is shaken.

Notes

6,878 words Originally published July 24, 2019 at Tor.com.

External Links

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2019 Carl Brandon Society Award Carl Brandon Kindred Award Nominee/Finalist
2020 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
2020 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
2020 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2021 Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (11)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 2019 Blood Is Another Word for Hunger Tor Chapbook
July 2019 Tor.com, July 24, 2019 Tor.com MAGAZINE
January 2020 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2019 Edition Tor Anthology |21
June 2020 Tor.com, June 3, 2020 Tor.com MAGAZINE |1
October 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: Volume 1 Pyr Anthology 348
October 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: Volume 1 Pyr Anthology |348
October 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: Volume 1 Tantor Audio Anthology |348
October 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: Volume 1 Tantor Audio Anthology |348
October 2020 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror: Volume 1 Tantor Audio Anthology |348
July 2023 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition Tor.com Anthology |51
July 2023 Tor.com, July 19, 2023 Tor.com MAGAZINE