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"Coping with the harpy offered particular issues. The shower drain was clogged by her feathers, and the odor of unsavory foods cooked over chemical fires drifted from her space. She screamed profanity occasionally, as though afflicted with Tourette's, but with apparent joy. Drowned mice were occasionally found by me within the coffeemaker." This short story -- her uncommon partner, in regards to a lady, and the dangers of love -- first appeared in Strange Horizons in 2002, and was selected for a Gaylactic Spectrum Award for best short story the next year.