Debbie Urbanski's stories have been published in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Sun, The Kenyon Review, Nature, Terraform, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, The Best American Experimental Writing, and The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her writing has also been named notable stories/essays of the year for The Best American Mysteries, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the Best American Essays anthologies, as well as being long-listed for the Otherwise Award (formerly the Tiptree Award). Her first novel, What Comes After The End, will be published by Pantheon Books in 2022.
“Don’t leave me home alone today,” she says. “You’re home alone every day. You work at home,” he points out. His name is Johnny or, more informally, Jon. Hers is Katherine, or Katie, or Kat. They sit in the neutrally decorated living room of their colonial-style house. The most striking aspect of the house is […]