Edited by: John Joseph Adams
Publisher: Lightspeed (Issue 148)
Genre(s): science fiction, Science Fantasy, short fiction
Wordcount: 4,700 (Short Story)

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Lightspeed (Issue 148)

A young bounty hunter takes on a shipmate to help make ends meet.

Praise for The Application of Strawberry Lip Gloss in a Low-Gravity Environment

“[...] a wildly delightful story of bounty hunters, space travel, and strawberry lip gloss. Yes: lip gloss.” — John Joseph Adams

RJT Tropes:

with friends anything is possible, bounty hunters, friends helping friends, dangerous behaviors, female protagonist, specialized skills, asexual, ace, you woke up and thought life was boring then murder happens, violence, peril, a healer adopts a tank, space magic, parental pressures

Content Notes:

blood, peril, murder, threat of death, isolation, guilt, anxiety