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psocopteraShort stories from Clarkesworld. Top recs in bold.
Last year, in addition to Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and Clarkesworld, I also read short stories from Giganotosaurus, Tor.com, Daily SF, Apex, Subterranean, Crossed Genres, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. I think this year I'm going to skip the rest of them, or, rather, I already read through Giganotosaurus and Tor.com looking for novelettes, I may do the same with Apex (I think they tag, which is so useful) and call it a day.
Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight, Aliette de Bodard. She's just so good. This is another Dai Viet Empire story, a "normal life" story rather than a war story.
Cat Pictures Please, Naomi Kritzer. Benevolent AI tries out interventions.
Indelible, Gwendolyn Clare. Remembering a sister. Short but kicks.
Slowly Builds An Empire, Naim Kabir. Interesting story about a non-telepath in a telepathic future society.
Postcards From Monster Island, Emily Devenport. I really like fiction remixes in which a horror or terror is re-seen in a more humanistic/optimistic light. This is a take on giant monster movies.
For the Love of Sylvia City, Andrea M. Pawley. Benthans vs drylanders in this story about refugees, assimilation, and isolationism.
This Wanderer, in the Dark of the Year, Kris Millering. What if a crash-landed alien was recovered by terrorists?
Forestspirit, Forestspirit, Bogi Takács. AI vs neural network in a small battle.
When Your Child Strays From God, Sam J Miller. Great voice as this mom confronts her teen son's drug use.
In the Queue for the Worldship Munawwer, Sara Saab. Made me cry (I'm a huge sucker for this kind of thing.) Evacuating the Earth.
Last year, in addition to Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and Clarkesworld, I also read short stories from Giganotosaurus, Tor.com, Daily SF, Apex, Subterranean, Crossed Genres, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. I think this year I'm going to skip the rest of them, or, rather, I already read through Giganotosaurus and Tor.com looking for novelettes, I may do the same with Apex (I think they tag, which is so useful) and call it a day.
Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight, Aliette de Bodard. She's just so good. This is another Dai Viet Empire story, a "normal life" story rather than a war story.
Cat Pictures Please, Naomi Kritzer. Benevolent AI tries out interventions.
Indelible, Gwendolyn Clare. Remembering a sister. Short but kicks.
Slowly Builds An Empire, Naim Kabir. Interesting story about a non-telepath in a telepathic future society.
Postcards From Monster Island, Emily Devenport. I really like fiction remixes in which a horror or terror is re-seen in a more humanistic/optimistic light. This is a take on giant monster movies.
For the Love of Sylvia City, Andrea M. Pawley. Benthans vs drylanders in this story about refugees, assimilation, and isolationism.
This Wanderer, in the Dark of the Year, Kris Millering. What if a crash-landed alien was recovered by terrorists?
Forestspirit, Forestspirit, Bogi Takács. AI vs neural network in a small battle.
When Your Child Strays From God, Sam J Miller. Great voice as this mom confronts her teen son's drug use.
In the Queue for the Worldship Munawwer, Sara Saab. Made me cry (I'm a huge sucker for this kind of thing.) Evacuating the Earth.
