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psocopteraApex. I've been thinking about how I might characterize these different magazines - Apex seems a little more "writerly", Clarkesworld a little more "classic science fiction", Daily SF for short lengths, Lightspeed is... well, what comes to mind is "liberal", and Strange Horizons I guess I've been reading so long that it's sort of a baseline.
The Stagman's Song, Ginger Weil. I thought this story did a really good job conveying feelings and problems alien to me. About a cursed family business.
The New Girl, Marissa Lingen. I think this one counts as a nonneurotypical narrator story.
Brute, Rich Larson. Well-done horror story.
Economies of Force, Seth Dickinson. Wow this speaks to contemporary concerns. Seth Dickinson seems to be consistently interesting and this is chilling in an all-too-real way. Might nominate.
I liked this cover by Ashley Mackenzie who does awesome illustrations for Scientific American and others, possible Pro Artist nominee.
Insurrection in Silk, Gillian Conahan. Nothing terribly groundbreaking here, fantasy with some clothing porn, but I liked the writing of it, and it's apparently the author's first sale, I'd be curious to see her next story.
The Food In the Basement, Laura Davy. Fine, so there are still original vampire stories out there.
Not Smart, Not Clever, E. Saxey. About academic plagiarism, I'd be curious to hear a professor react to this one.
Repairing The World, John Chu. Okay, I definitely read this before and I would have thought it was longer ago than last April, but apparently not. This is an odd story and I still don't get why linguists - but who can resist heroic monster-fighting linguists?
Perfect, Haddayr Copley-Woods. Hey, I'm finally back in time as far as my preexisting notes! This is, like the title, perfect.
Jackalope Wives. Ursula Vernon is a treasure, her voice is so consistently original and interesting. Might nominate.
Waking, Cat Hellisen. An upsetting subtle horror story.
Undone, Mari Ness. A nice short-short fairy tale sequel.
The Stagman's Song, Ginger Weil. I thought this story did a really good job conveying feelings and problems alien to me. About a cursed family business.
The New Girl, Marissa Lingen. I think this one counts as a nonneurotypical narrator story.
Brute, Rich Larson. Well-done horror story.
Economies of Force, Seth Dickinson. Wow this speaks to contemporary concerns. Seth Dickinson seems to be consistently interesting and this is chilling in an all-too-real way. Might nominate.
I liked this cover by Ashley Mackenzie who does awesome illustrations for Scientific American and others, possible Pro Artist nominee.
Insurrection in Silk, Gillian Conahan. Nothing terribly groundbreaking here, fantasy with some clothing porn, but I liked the writing of it, and it's apparently the author's first sale, I'd be curious to see her next story.
The Food In the Basement, Laura Davy. Fine, so there are still original vampire stories out there.
Not Smart, Not Clever, E. Saxey. About academic plagiarism, I'd be curious to hear a professor react to this one.
Repairing The World, John Chu. Okay, I definitely read this before and I would have thought it was longer ago than last April, but apparently not. This is an odd story and I still don't get why linguists - but who can resist heroic monster-fighting linguists?
Perfect, Haddayr Copley-Woods. Hey, I'm finally back in time as far as my preexisting notes! This is, like the title, perfect.
Jackalope Wives. Ursula Vernon is a treasure, her voice is so consistently original and interesting. Might nominate.
Waking, Cat Hellisen. An upsetting subtle horror story.
Undone, Mari Ness. A nice short-short fairy tale sequel.
