Six Months, Three Days, Five Others

Charlie Jane Anderson makes me angry because she writes stories that should be hackneyed and stupid but turn out delightfully absurd. Genie Theatre Critic? Should be dumb. Is my favorite short story in a long time. Bio-engineered family seeking to inherit dad's body parts? Should be ridiculous. Is refreshingly complex and touching.

Also, we find out what happened to Patricia's cat, and the story made me need to hug my cat for much longer than he prefers.