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[edit]
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[edit]
"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[edit]
- ^ Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse at 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[edit]
- Text of the story, at Uncanny
- Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database