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Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse

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"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

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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

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"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

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  1. ^ Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved March 11, 2022
  2. ^ 2021 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved March 11, 2022
  3. ^ Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Round Up, by Maria Haskins, at Strange Horizons; published March 23, 2020; retrieved March 11, 2022
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