It always makes me happy when Joe Sherry over at Adventures in Reading reviews one of my stories. He manages to cover the whole thing without any spoilers, which is pretty amazing for a 970 word story.
“Evil Robot Monkey” is a heartbreaking and surprising story. The title might suggest a little robot monkey being destructive and nasty, but Mary Kowal tells a different and unexpected story. The titular monkey is introduced working a potter’s wheel, making a vase. Then…
via Adventures in Reading: Hugo Award Nominee: “Evil Robot Monkey”.