Hannah Greer’s work has been featured in Solarpunk Magazine, Radon Journal, and elsewhere. She is a first reader for Fusion Fragment, hoards books, and competes in combat sports. She resides in North Carolina with her partner, a trio of cats, a small flock of pigeons, and several geckos. Find her on Bluesky or at hannahgreer.carrd.co.
Her BNW-winning story “To Be Human” originally appeared in PseudoPod.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD is out now! You can order it here.
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Give us the elevator pitch of your BNW-winning story.
Growing organs for the wealthy means living like livestock. It means missing out on what it is to be human. But there are acts, rebellious acts, that offer a level of humanity otherwise unattainable. Are they worth it?
Yeah but to be fair, if we don’t let the wealthy sustain themselves with our organs, how will they live long enough to bestow upon us all that sweet sweet trickle-down wealth that they swear is on its way?
This world is friggin' Weird in a lot of ways right now, and many of those ways are not the fun kind. What secret tips can you share to help others navigate this mess on a daily basis?
It's not really a secret, but it is easy to forget that you need to take care of yourself. Turn off the news. Get yourself a sweet treat. Take a nap. Go to a rage room. Whatever taking care of yourself looks like for you. It can feel like we need to be on top of everything all the time, but with so much going on, that's not really possible. And that's okay. Do what you can, when you can. And when you can, maybe fuel all those messy emotions into a story! It helps me, but only when it's not quite so fresh.
You’re speaking my love language. “Costco-sized Box of Hostess Cupcakes + Napping in the Rage Room” and I’m swept away on an ocean breeze.
Speaking of… Do you take naps?
Of course! It's the only way to get through the day!
On the Tenebrous Discord board, we ask everyone to introduce themselves as a Film-meets-Music Artist (Citizen Kane x Metallica, f’rinstance). It doesn’t have to be your favorite, and don’t spend too much time overthinking it; now GO.
Oh no, I don't really listen to music! Do I even know any artists? Hmm. Oh, quickly? Uh, Lilo and Stitch x Girl in Red
What's the capital-W Weirdest thing that's ever happened to you (that you're comfortable sharing)?
Maybe when this big peking duck developed an unhealthy obsession with me. And by that, I mean unhealthy for me. He would chase me down and attack me on sight. I couldn't go outside in shorts for years because his bites could hurt! I also had to take care of him, which led to some other interesting animal encounters. Specifically, I regularly had beef with an opossum who would steal the duck food. We'd get into hissing matches from my ground-level bedroom window.
Okay yeah, granted, that’s Weird, but I’m still stuck back on “I don’t really listen to music”. Hearing you say that is officially the capital-W Weirdest thing that’s ever happened to me.
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BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 3, is out now!
