FICTION Deep Down in The Cloud by Julie Novakova Obliteration by Robert Reed Umbernight by Carolyn Ives Gilman The Power is Out by A Que, translated by Elizabeth Hanlon Soldierin' by Joe R. Lansdale The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi by Pat Cadigan NON-FICTION The Undiscovered Country: Planets of Dead Stars by Julie Novakova Classics, Companionship, and a Creature: A Conversation with John Kessel by Chris Urie Another Word: A Brief Parable about Exchanges Between Time, Independence, Technology, and Privacy by Fran Wilde Editor's Desk: The Return of the Reader's Poll by Neil Clarke

FICTION “The Clockwork Soldier” by Ken Liu “Grave of the Fireflies” by Cheng Jingbo, translated by Ken Liu “Wine” by Yoon Ha Lee “Ship’s Brother” by Aliette de Bodard “Utriusque Cosmi” by Robert Charles Wilson NON-FICTION “Distributed Cities” by Carl Abbott “Driving through a Cloud with Pat Cadigan” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Will Aliens be Alien?” by Craig DeLancey “Editor’s Desk: Anthologies, Patreon, and the 2013 Reader’s Poll & Contest” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye” by Matthew Kressel “A Gift in Time” by Maggie Clark “Migratory Patterns of Underground Birds” by E. Catherine Tobler “Night of the Cooters” by Howard Waldrop “Beluthahatchie” by Andy Duncan NON-FICTION “From Wooden Legs to Carbon Fiber Hands: How Technology Improves Prosthetic Limbs” by Ed Grabianowski “The Immense Costs and a Shred of Optimism: A Conversation with L. E. Modesitt, Jr.” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Writer’s Tools” by Bud Sparhawk “Editor’s Desk: The Five Percent” by Neil Clarke

FICTION "Spar" by Kij Johnson "Of Melei, of Ulthar" by Gord Sellar NON-FICTION "Keeping Ahead of the Fear: A Conversation with Ken Scholes" by Jeremy L. C. Jones "Forevermore: The Iconic Poe of the 21st Century" by G.A. Buchholz

FICTION "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu "Matchmaker" by Erin M. Hartshorn NON-FICTION "Linguistics for the World-Builder" by Brit Mandelo "Same Story with a 21st Century Sensibility: A Conversation with John Scalzi" by Jeremy L. C. Jones

FICTION “Mantis Wives” by Kij Johnson “Honey Bear” by Sofia Samatar “Fade to White” by Catherynne M. Valente NON-FICTION “The Spell of History: Magic Systems and Real-World Zeitgeists” by Jeff Seymour “In a Carapace of Light: A Conversation with China Miéville” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Plausibility and Truth” by Daniel Abraham “Editor’s Desk: Finding the Good in a Dark Day” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “The Found Girl” by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell “Robot” by Helena Bell “muo-ka's Child” by Indrapramit Das NON-FICTION “Between a UFO and a Hard Place: The Real-Life Science Heroics of Dr. Omond Solandt” by Jason S. Ridler “The Satirist's Progress: A Discussion with Nick Mamatas and Paul Tremblay” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Super Duper Sexual Spiritual Black Woman: The New and Improved Magical Negro” by Chesya Burke “Editor's Desk: Professionally Speaking” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “Driftings” by Ian McDonald “Variations on Bluebeard and Dalton's Law Along the Event Horizon” by Helena Bell “Effigy Nights” by Yoon Ha Lee NON-FICTION “The Wine-Dark Sea: Color and Perception in the Ancient World” by Erin Hoffman “Riding a Whale through an Ocean of Lard: A Conversation with Jesse Bullington” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Spoiler Alert!” by E. C. Ambrose “2012 Reader's Poll” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “Mystic Falls” by Robert Reed “The Aftermath” by Maggie Clark “Never Dreaming (In Four Burns)” by Seth Dickinson “Manifest Destiny” by Joe Haldeman “Special Economics” by Maureen F. McHugh NON-FICTION “Sapir-Whorf Must Die” by Anaea Lay “Hard Truths in Our World: A Conversation with Bradley P. Beaulieu” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: What I Did on My Summer Vacation” by Jamie Todd Rubin “Editor’s Desk: Year Seven by the Numbers” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “Passage of Earth” by Michael Swanwick “Autodidact” by Benjanun Sriduangkaew “Water in Springtime” by Kali Wallace “The Cuckoo” by Sean Williams “Going After Bobo” by Susan Palwick “Shining Armor” by Dominic Green NON-FICTION “Realms of Dark, Deep and Cold” by Julie Novakova “The Blue Collar Craftsman & the Salesmen on Mars: A Conversation with Ben Tanzer” by Jeremy L. C. Jones “Another Word: Killing Rage” by Daniel Abraham “Editor’s Desk: Supporting our Favorites” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “The Contemporary Foxwife” by Yoon Ha Lee “Stone Hunger” by N. K. Jemisin “Soul’s Bargain” by Juliette Wade “The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness” by William Browning Spencer “Gold Mountain” by Chris Roberson NON-FICTION “The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: Publications from Slush” by Susan E. Connolly “The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: The Math Behind the Slush” by Susan E. Connolly “Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance: An Interview with Jeff VanderMeer” by Ben Fry “Another Word: Reclaiming the Tie-In Novel” by James L. Sutter “Editor’s Desk: Adding Some Color” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “Cameron Rhyder's Legs” by Matthew Kressel “Pernicious Romance” by Robert Reed “The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009” by Ken Liu “Cody” by Pat Cadigan “The Vorkuta Event” by Ken MacLeod NON-FICTION ““We’re All Dreaming,” Arctor Said: Drugs in Science Fiction, from the 1960s to the Present” by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro “Anywhere with Pillars: A Conversation with Jo Walton” by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro “Another Word: Free Advice from a Full-Time Author. Worth Every Penny Paid” by Wesley Chu “Editor’s Desk: Translation Is Important” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “Yuanyuan's Bubbles” by Liu Cixin, translated by Carmen Yiling Yan “Union” by Tamsyn Muir “Morrigan in Shadow” by Seth Dickinson “When We Die on Mars” by Cassandra Khaw “Technarion” by Sean McMullen “Daddy's World” by Walter Jon Williams NON-FICTION “A Dance with Futuristic Dragons: The Science-Fantasy Glamour of Marc Bolan and T. Rex” by Jason Heller “The Humble Swashbuckling Grandmaster: A Conversation with Gene Wolfe” by Kate Baker “Another Word: On Reading, Writing, and the Classics” by Cat Rambo “Editor's Desk: Hibernation Mode Activated” by Neil Clarke

FICTION “The Next Scene” by Robert Reed “One Sister, Two Sisters, Three” by James Patrick Kelly “The Calculations of Artificials” by Chi Hui, translated by John Chu “Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home” by Genevieve Valentine “Rusties” by Nnedi Okorafor and Wanuri Kahiu “Old Domes” by JY Yang “The Very Pulse of the Machine” by Michael Swanwick NON-FICTION “Méliès to Bonestell: Relevancy and Realism in Cinematic Science Fiction” by Mark Cole “Jazz Music and Greek Myths: A Conversation with Peter S. Beagle” by Chris Urie “Another Word: The Ship’s Voice: A Risk Analysis and Modest Proposal” by Fran Wilde “Editor's Desk: A Decade” by Neil Clarke PODCASTS The Next Scene by ROBERT REED, read by KATE BAKER One Sister, Two Sisters, Three by JAMES PATRICK KELLY, read by KATE BAKER The Calculations of Artificials by CHI HUI, read by KATE BAKER Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home by GENEVIEVE VALENTINE, read by KATE BAKER Rusties by NNEDI OKORAFOR AND WANURI KAHIU, read by WANURI KAHIU Old Domes by JY YANG, read by KATE BAKER The Very Pulse of the Machine by MICHAEL SWANWICK, read by KATE BAKER ART Samyaza, Angel of Pride by PETER MOHRBACHER

FICTION "Twisted Knots" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires "Reversion" by Nin Harris "The Stone Weta" by Octavia Cade "In the Blind" by Sunny Moraine "A Man Out of Fashion" by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu "Fleet" by Sandra McDonald "Venice Drowned" by Kim Stanley Robinson NON-FICTION "How to Invent an Alien Language? A Linguistic Perspective" by Olga Kuno "Pirate Pharmaceuticals, Robots, and Kaiju: A Conversation with Annalee Newitz" by Chris Urie "Another Word: The Subtle Art of Promotion" by Cat Rambo "Editor's Desk: Ask and You Shall Receive" by Neil Clarke

FICTION "Antarctic Birds" by A. Brym "Little /^^^\\&-" by Eric Schwitzgebel "The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer "Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatics" by Jess Barber and Sara Saab "Möbius Continuum" by Gu Shi, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu "Bonding with Morry" by Tom Purdom "Warmth" by Geoff Ryman NON-FICTION "Artificial Wombs and Control of Reproductive Technology" by Stephanie M. Bucklin "Occult Agencies and Political Satire: A Conversation with Charles Stross" by Chris Urie "Another Word: The Dream of Writing Full Time" by Kelly Robson "Editor's Desk: Home for the Month" by Neil Clarke

FICTION Little Animals by Nancy Kress Poubelle by Robert Reed Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer Face Changing by Jiang Bo, translated by Andy Dudak The Shroud for the Mourners by Yukimi Ogawa Our Fate, Told in Photons by K.W. Colyard Embracing the Movement by Cristina Jurado, translated by Sue Burke NON-FICTION Fungi in Fiction by Carrie Sessarego Undoing Good Women: A Conversation with Cassandra Khaw by Arley Sorg A Wider Range of Freedom: A Conversation with Alyssa Winans by Arley Sorg Editor's Desk: What Do You Want? by Neil Clarke ART Companion by Derek Stenning

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 August 2023 issue (#203) Fiction \- Every Seed Is a Prayer (And Your World Is a Seed) by Stephen Case \- Window Boy by Thomas Ha \- Light Speed Is Not a Speed by Andy Dudak \- Who Can Have the Moon by Congyun ‘Muming’ GU, Translated by Tian Huang \- Empathetic Ear by M. J. Pettit \- Gel Pen Notes From Generation Ship Y by Marisca Pichette \- Resistant by Koji A. Dae Non-fiction \- There’s a New Octopus Sheriff in Town by Priya Sridhar \- Sense and Perception: A Conversation with Emma Mieko Candon by Arley Sorg \- Everything Goes in Cycles: An Interview with Joshua Glenn by Arley Sorg Editor’s Desk: One for the Team: By Neil Clarke Cover Art: Old Ways by J.R. Slattum

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 April 2024 issue (#211) fiction by Eleanna Castroianni ("The Lark Ascending"), Tia Tashiro ("An Intergalactic Smugglers Guide to Homecoming"), Rich Larson ("The Indomitable Captain Holli"), Derrick Boden ("The Arborist"), Shen Dacheng ("The Rambler"), Kelly Jennings ("Occurrence at O1339"), and Natalia Theodoridou ("The Oldest Fun").Non-fiction includes an article by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, interviews with Sofia Samatar and Ann Leckie, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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 May 2024 issue (#212) fiction by Alice Towey ("Fishy"), Fiona Moore ("The Portmeirion Road"), Carolyn Zhao ("In Which Caruth is Correct"), Thomas Ha ("The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video"), Samara Auman ("The Texture of Memory, of Light"), Rajeev Prasad ("The Blinding Light of Resurrection"), Carlie St. George ("The Weight of Your Own Ashes"), and K. J. Khan ("Our Father").Non-fiction includes an article by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, interviews with Andrea Hairston and Andrea Kriz, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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 June 2024 issue (#213) fiction by H.H. Pak ("Twenty-Four Hours"), Caroline M. Yoachim ("Our Chatbots Said "I Love You," Shall We Meet?"), S.B. Divya ("Artistic Encounters of a Monumental Nature"), Tan Gang ("The Reflection of Sand"), Carrie Vaughn ("Himalia"), Cat McMahan ("Bodies"), and Luc Diamant ("Off Track").Non-fiction includes an article by Gunnar De Winter, interviews with Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Tobias S. Buckell and Dave Klecha, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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 August 2025 issue (#227) contains: Fiction \* "A Shaky Bridge" by Marissa Lingen \* "And The Planet Loved Him" by L Chan \* "Sleeper" by R.T. Ester \* "Memories Are Only Valuable if They Can Be Lost" by Ai Jiang \* "Sea of Fertility" by Bella Han \* "Heart of Thunder" by Raahem Alvi \* "A Dream of Twin Sunsets" by Ryan Cole \* "Vwooom!" by Uchechukwu Nwaka Non-Fiction \* "The Rebellion is Real: 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale in 2025" by Carrie Sessarego \* "Women, Technology, and the Future: A Conversation with Brenda Cooper" by Arley Sorg \* "Tactical Ballgowns and Genre Turduckens: A Conversation with Fran Wilde" by Arley Sorg \* "Editor's Desk: The Future of Dealing with AI Submissions" by Neil Clarke Cover Art "Blue Ship" by Pascal Blanché

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 September 2025 issue (#228) contains: Fiction \* "Abstraction is when I design giant death creatures and Attraction is when I do it for you" by Claire Jia-Wen \* "Wireworks" by Sheri Singerling \* "Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins" by Louis Inglis Hall \* "Aperture" by Alexander Jablokov \* "The Fury of the Glowmen" by David McGillveray \* "Five Impossible Things" by Koji A. Dae \* "A World of Their Own" by Robert Falco Non-Fiction \* "What A Cup of Coffee Can Teach Us About Science" by Douglas F. Dluzen \* "Brutality and Whimsy: A Conversation with Martin Cahill" by Arley Sorg \* "Fear, Indecision, and Doubt: A Conversation with Thomas Ha" by Arley Sorg \* "Editor's Desk: Aftermath of a Worldcon" by Neil Clarke Cover Art "The Key" by Ninja Jo