Stet (short story) explained

STET
Author:Sarah Gailey
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:science fiction, literary fiction
Publisher:Fireside Magazine
Pub Date:October 2018

"Stet" (stylized STET) is a science fiction short story by Sarah Gailey, about self-driving cars. It was first published in Fireside Magazine in October 2018.

Synopsis

Rather than being a narrative, "Stet" is presented as a scientific paper analyzing the principles by which self-driving cars make decisions. The paper is interspersed with suggestions to remove or change content which the journal editor finds inappropriate, to each of which the paper's author responds "stet".

Reception

"Stet" was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Short Story[1] and the 2019 Locus Award for Best Short Story.[2]

At Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow described it as "a beautiful piece of innovative storytelling" and "a wonderful gem".[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/04/2019-hugo-award-1944-retro-hugo-award-finalists/ 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists
  2. Web site: 2019 Locus Awards Winners. 2019-06-29. Locus Online. en-US. 2019-07-03.
  3. "Stet, a gorgeous, intricate, tiny story of sociopathic automotive vehicles", by Cory Doctorow, at BoingBoing; published October 17, 2018; retrieved April 6, 2019

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