The Fortune Follies in Bloomington, MN

First place winner of the 2018 Cygnus Award in Science Fiction------First Published in 2018 and re-published in 2020, The Fortune Follies begins years after the end of World War Two. Sarah Igarashi departs from her home on the coast of Alaska to meet her cousin Penelope in Seattle where she stumbles to find her place in a new city filled with otherworldly technologies and ideals. Soon, Sarah finds herself drawn to a socialist cause and endeavors to propagate social change, even at the cost of her personal safety. In contrast is Penelope Morgan, an outwardly confident sixteen-year-old who is quite comfortable navigating through a rapidly changing society while also pursuing a singing career. As she becomes more entwined in the criminal actions of the family business, she must make the choice between helping Sarah or achieving her dream.