Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time

{{Short description|2017 novelette by K. M. Szpara}}

"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" is a 2017 horror fiction novelette by K.M. Szpara. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis

A trans man discovers that becoming a vampire has more consequences than he had expected.

Reception

"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette of 2017,[https://nebulas.sfwa.org/2017-nebula-award-finalists-announced/ 2017 Nebula Award Finalists Announced!], at Science Fiction Writers of America; published February 20, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018 and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[https://www.tor.com/2018/03/31/2018-hugo-award-finalists-announced/ 2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced], at Tor.com; published March 31, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018 Apex Magazine noted that it was "threaded with anger, hunger, and longing", and commended Szpara's "use of the vampire trope to explore isolation".[https://www.apex-magazine.com/words-for-thought-july-2017/ Words for Thought—July 2017], by A. C. Wise, at Apex Magazine; published July 31, 2017; retrieved March 31, 2018

Sequel

In 2020, Szpara announced that he was working on a "novel that expands (the) story."[https://twitter.com/KMSzpara/status/1291087576862990340 Working on the novel that expands this story, right nowwww!]; on Twitter; published August 5, 2020

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