Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time explained

"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" is a 2017 horror fiction novelette by K.M. Szpara. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis

A trans man discovers that becoming a vampire has more consequences than he had expected.

Reception

"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette of 2017,^[1] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.^[2] Apex Magazine noted that it was "threaded with anger, hunger, and longing", and commended Szpara's "use of the vampire trope to explore isolation".^[3]

Sequel

In 2020, Szpara announced that he was working on a "novel that expands (the) story."^[4]

External links

• Text of the story

Notes and References

1. https://nebulas.sfwa.org/2017-nebula-award-finalists-announced/ 2017 Nebula Award Finalists Announced!
2. https://www.tor.com/2018/03/31/2018-hugo-award-finalists-announced/ 2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced
3. https://www.apex-magazine.com/words-for-thought-july-2017/ Words for Thought—July 2017
4. https://twitter.com/KMSzpara/status/1291087576862990340 Working on the novel that expands this story, right nowwww!