Overall a solid selection of short stories meant to reflect on Kipling and colonialism’s legacy. The best take his format and run with it; the worst are either cliché or feel like they were written for a different prompt. “Samsara” is unbearably cloying (what Gen Zer doesn’t know Freddie Mercury? did the author ever speak to a teenager?) and also not related to the topic. “How the Camel…” and “How the Tree of Wishes…” feel like updated fairy tales for a modern age in Kipling’s style. “How the Ants…” and “How the Spider…” are eviscerations of colonialism and Kipling’s condescension in the way I want.