Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse
"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse" is a 2020 science fiction/horror short story by Rae Carson, about childbirth and the zombie apocalypse. It was first published in Uncanny.
Synopsis
Because zombies are attracted to blood and screaming, Brit must leave her compound and give birth to her child in a "birthing enclosure" — a shipping container.
Reception
"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 2020,[1] and for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[2]
Strange Horizons called it "hugely satisfying".[3]
References
- Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved March 11, 2022
- ^ 2021 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved March 11, 2022
- ^ Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Round Up, by Maria Haskins, at Strange Horizons; published March 23, 2020; retrieved March 11, 2022
External links
- Text of the story, at Uncanny
- Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database