Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our December 2025 issue (#231) Fiction "Tomorrow. Today." by R.T. Ester"Imperfect Simulations" by Michelle Z. Jin"The Cold Burns" by Anne Wilkins"The Hole" by Ferenc Samsa"Between Here and Everywhere" by Robert Reed"This Sepulchral Aegis" by Rob Gillham"Home Grown" by Madeleine VigneronNon-Fiction "Decoding Animal (and Alien?) Language" by Gunnar De Winter"Allegory and A Conversation with Simon Stålenhag" by Arley Sorg"Climate, Hope, and the Global A Conversation with Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich" by Arley Sorg"Editor's The End of the Year" by Neil ClarkeCover Art "The Brood" by Kristin Kest