Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 80, May 2013
“Soulcatcher” by James Patrick Kelly
An incredibly imaginative and spine-chilling story about one of the most common - but still relevant - themes in literature and history: revenge, and the price of revenge.
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Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 79, April 2013
“Melt With You” by Emily C. Skaftun
A slightly creepy (for me, anyway) story about reincarnation that seems funny at first but gradually turns into something far more serious. Also involves religious zealots of the most terrible kind, though their bodies might seem hilarious.
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Clarkesworld Magazine Mar. 2013
“The Weight of a Blessing” by Aliette de Bodard
A story after de Bodard’s usual style (meaning: heartbreaking and insightful), about a mother and a daughter who are trying to build bridges between them before they are broken forever, all in the light of previous history that may - or may not - have been forgotten.
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Clarkesworld Magazine Feb. 2013
“The Wanderers” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
An intriguing story about aliens trying to make contact with humanity, and who have tried to understand us via pop culture.
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Clarkesworld Magazine Feb. 2013
“Gravity” by Erzebet YellowBoy
A heartbreaking story about relationships, set against an impending apocalypse and death as a ship captained by a man named Ahab speeds off towards the sun.
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A haunting story linked to the Fukushima disaster, but it’s about what happens after that: the memories and the losses and the ghosts - and about how some things need to be given back to those who truly own them. Also features an amazing, creepy ending that resonates with Japanese horror stories.
The link leads to a text version of the story, but contains a link to the audio version which is how I first encountered this story.
A creepy, eerie short story about a confectioner who can’t let go, and so creates a Galatea in sugar - except it doesn’t end quite the same way as the myth.
Link leads to a text version of the story, but contains a link to the audio version of the story, which is how I first encountered it.
A proper, well-done YA (?) post-apocalyptic short story, built around an interesting world and around interesting characters.
The link leads to a text version of the story, which has a link to the audio version, through which I first encountered the story.
It’s the spaces we live in that know the stories we cannot bear to tell - or even know - about ourselves. A heartbreaking story about a family’s imperfections, disintegration, and healing, and the space that bore witness to it all.
A sad, tender story about entities with behavior like deep-sea anglerfish, but more than that, exploring gender roles in an interesting manner.
Link leads to a text version of the story, which also has a link to the audio version.
