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* CoolPet: The teddy bear spider in "Jaiden's Weaver."



** The female [[CoolPet teddy bear spider]] in "Jaiden's Weaver" can't create her valuable weavings because she's missing a leg. [[spoiler:When she finally figures out a workaround, her weavings are so unique that they're worth an astonomical amount.]]

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** The female [[CoolPet teddy bear spider]] spider in "Jaiden's Weaver" can't create her valuable weavings because she's missing a leg. [[spoiler:When she finally figures out a workaround, her weavings are so unique that they're worth an astonomical amount.]]
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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail" and the novel ''The Calculating Stars.'' Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Literature/LadyAstronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.

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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'' and its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''.sequels. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail" and the novel ''The Calculating Stars.'' Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Literature/LadyAstronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.



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!!Mary Robinette Kowal's works include:
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*''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney''
*''Literature/GlamourInGlass''
*''Literature/LadyAstronaut'' series
** ''The Lady Astronaut of Mars''
** ''The Calculating Stars''
** ''The Fated Sky''
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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Literature/LadyAstronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.

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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Nail" and the novel ''The Calculating Stars.'' Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Literature/LadyAstronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.
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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Lady Astronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.

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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Lady Astronaut'' ''Literature/LadyAstronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.
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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''.

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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''. She is the author of the ''Lady Astronaut'' science-fiction series, currently consisting of ''The Calculating Stars'' and ''The Fated Sky''.

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Puppeteer, science fiction and fantasy author, blogger, podcaster. Author of ''Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney'', its sequel ''Literature/GlamourInGlass,'' and the unrelated (but similarly forthcoming) ''Literature/PassingFair''. Hugo-winner for the short story "For Want of a Nail." Performed as additional puppeteer in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (and briefly, as Elmo's marionettist) (also briefly, as an extra). In 2011, she became the fourth full-time cast-member of the podcast, ''Podcast/WritingExcuses''.
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!!Mary Robinette Kowal's short stories provide examples of:

* BackFromTheDead: In "Death Comes But Twice," Dr V— has discovered an elixir that brings people back from the dead. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the effects only last for 24 hours.]]
* CoolCar: The 1952 MG-TD in "This Little Pig."
* CoolPet: The teddy bear spider in "Jaiden's Weaver."
* DisabilitySuperpower:
** The female [[CoolPet teddy bear spider]] in "Jaiden's Weaver" can't create her valuable weavings because she's missing a leg. [[spoiler:When she finally figures out a workaround, her weavings are so unique that they're worth an astonomical amount.]]
** The blind main character in "Scenting the Dark" is a gifted parfumier. Unfortunately, this also means [[spoiler:he can't see the creature that attacks and kills his crewmate and eventually himself]].
* FictionalHoliday: Top Day and Bottom Day in "Jaiden's Weaver," an extension of ShownTheirWork, below.
* ForegoneConclusion: The events in "Death Comes But Twice" are told in the form of a suicide note.
* MustMakeAmends: In "Some Other Day," Josie Langdon's father accidentally created an ecological disaster by killing off all mosquitos. Josie has dedicated her life to the same area of research, in an effort to bring them back.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Louise in "First Flight"
* OurTimeTravelIsDifferent: In "First Flight," people can only travel in time as far back as the year of their birth.
* ShownTheirWork: "Jaiden's Weaver" was written after Mary Robinette Kowal attended NASA's Launch Pad writer's workshop. In the story, she demonstrates the meteorological effects that rings would have on an inhabited planet. (The rings also justify a couple of [[FictionalHoliday Fictional Holidays]].)
* UnwantedRevival: The narrator in "Death Comes But Twice," who glimpses heaven before he's brought back from the dead. [[spoiler:It gets worse every time he dies.]]
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