I'm slightly confused about the ending. Did the narrator become the new Kelly?2 s Lauren53

“When my coat molded over the winter,” she said, “I bought that other one. I hung it up in the same place. It’s molded. But the landlord didn’t fix the first leak and he won’t fix this one either, and it’s not I can move out, and it’s not another closet will appear, and it’s…I don’t have any other place. If I buy another coat, it will be the same thing. But eventually it doesn’t matter about the leak or the mold, because where else am I supposed to put my coat? At some point you just run out of places. It feels that.”
This story had some great element of speculative fiction and an interesting perspective on what it means to be person. I enjoyed it for what it was but it loses a star for the very abrupt ending without a lot of closure. I'm not a fan of endings that just stop . I'd recommend this to self proclaimed philosophers because you'll be thinking about it long after you finish. Corrie1,582 4

Other Kelly by author Genevie Valentine is a short story you can read for free on the Tor.com site https://reactormag.com/other-kelly-ge...

Kelly’s friends were all getting a little sick of Kelly, even before the doppelganger showed up. And sure, it probably wants to kill her; they’re just trying to decide if that’s worse…or better.

A story that left me befuddled.

My ongoing quest to get current with the Tor short stories.

3.4 starsshort-story speculative-fiction tor-short-stories1 Kam Yung Soh801 42

A rather rambling story about a group of presumed friends who don't really seem to each other, and especially Kelly, who appears to be always late or doing things they rather not discover. One day, they discover another Kelly in their midst who doesn't talk or do much. And then, the story ends, without much of a resolution.sf-and-fantasy Katherine1,217 17

2.5 stars.

Definitely weird, and felt a little bit scattered as far as narrative went. Didn't completely love it, but I think I got what it was trying to do.2024 short-story speculative-fiction ...more Kirsten185 2

Was a very confusing ending after decent and unique set up. Tayler K839 41

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