In December, at the tail end of the year, I read stories of strange and familiar shapeshifters, the Moon and her hounds, an alt-historical Beatrix Potter, post-apocalyptic dentistry, the dangers of mining on Earth and other planets, the trials of Martyrs, and the tribulations of a future shrouded in smog. “The Coal Remembers What It […]
This month, we read stories of transdimensional spaceships, men in wolf’s clothing, scheming bots, brain implants and memory transfers, time travel, transformation, siblings and families, and unravelling secrets. “Beyond Comprehension“, by Russell Nichols in Fireside Fiction Brian has just paid more money than he could really afford to make his son André a “BookWorm Baby,” […]
In October, I read tales of resistance and hope, horror and devastation, rogue AI, snakes you can bargain with, time travel, and gods meeting in a rose garden. It was a great month for speculative short fiction. “Subtle Ways Each Time“, by Y.M. Pang in Escape Pod This is a tender and wonderfully twisted take […]
This month brought stories of horror and hope, post-apocalyptic worlds and the afterlife, the power of art and literature, and of desert dogs and Scorpion Men. In other words, it was a great time to be a reader of science fiction and fantasy short fiction. “Rapture“, by Meg Elison, in Shimmer If you need a […]
June was a brilliant month for speculative short fiction. (Though these days, that describes every month?) This month, I read and loved stories about families and transformation, survival and endurance, strange things in the walls, strange things in the water, meddling kids, weird whales, and very impossible books. “A Thousand Tongues of Silver“, by Kate […]
