Stable Strategies for Middle Management
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"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" is a science fiction short story published in 1988 by Eileen Gunn.
Plot summary
Margaret is a corporate executive who, to prove her loyalty to the company, undergoes bioengineering that gradually transforms her into a giant insect.
Reception
"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" was a finalist for the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
Strange Horizons considered that it "must come high in any list of best SF short stories";[2] similarly, Michael Swanwick has placed it on his personal "short list (...) of the best short stories of the late twentieth century."[3]
Background
The story is inspired by Gunn's experiences as an advertising director at Microsoft.[4]
References
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- ↑ 1989 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved September 9, 2021
- ↑ Questionable Practices by Eileen Gunn, reviewed by Andy Sawyer, at Strange Horizons, published June 16, 2014; retrieved September 9, 2021
- ↑ About Stable Strategies..., by Michael Swanwick, at MichaelSwanwick.com; published 2005; retrieved September 9, 2021
- ↑ Stable Strategies and Others, by Eileen Gunn; published 2004 by Tachyon Publications
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