The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere: A Tor.Com Original

John Chu

Jan 2020 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Philip Estrera

About this audiobook

John Chu's Hugo Award-winning short story, "The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere", is now available for listeners

In the near future water falls from the sky whenever someone lies (either a mist or a torrential flood depending on the intensity of the lie). This makes life difficult for Matt as he maneuvers the marriage question with his lover and how best to "come out" to his traditional Chinese parents.

About the author

John Chu designs microprocessors by day and writes fiction by night. He is an alumnus of the Viable Paradise and Clarion workshops. His stories have been published in Boston Review, Bloody Fabulous, and Asimov's Science Fiction.