Tia Tashiro

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Our 19th anniversary issue of Clarkesworld features original fiction by Isabel J. Kim, Fiona Moore, H.H. Pak, Greg Egan, Liu Maijia, Carrie Vaughn, and Phoebe Barton.

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Cover art by Ninja Jo features a robot with an inverted egg-shape head low to the chest against a dark reddish background with a bright yellow almost circular outline directly behind the robot. The title of the piece is "The Key" and there is a lighted keyhole pattern on the robot's chest. Bottom of image fades into darkness, so you can't see it's hands or lower body.

The September issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by Claire Jia-Wen, Sheri Singerling, Louis Inglis Hall, Alexander Jablokov, David McGillveray, Koji A. Dae, and Robert Falco.

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Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Great story by @tiatashiro.bsky.social

"When Mark told you he was marrying your clone you said congratulations on autopilot, because that’s what you say when your friend tells you theyre getting married & you had promised to stay friendly after the divorce."
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yayyyy it's out in the world i LOVE this one

If you love literary SFF with beautiful prose, this is the short story for you. It's so very excellent!

It was an incisive novella! And I really vibed with the other two in the collection as well :D

oh sure, it really is a good one! still need to catch up on more of your work from this year 👀

ok ok that's enough social media i'm done for the next (checks watch) 3-5 business years

Also this is not a short story but if you haven't seen Sinners (2025) yet you gotta. It's so good for real

In My Country by Thomas Ha Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

@thomasha.bsky.social is a master of ambiguity and atmosphere, both of which are at the forefront in "In My Country" clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/

How to Fail at Book-Smuggling (Across Several Timelines at Once), by E.M. Linden It’s only after Cloud’s funeral that we realise none of us can remember why we followed her in the first place. No-one, that is, except for Robbie. He stowed away, he claims, and kept a clear head.…

I may have already mentioned this one (because it's Extremely Fun and I really enjoy it) but @emlinden.bsky.social's story "How to Fail at Book-Smuggling (Across Several Timelines at Once)" is exactly what it sounds like and a total delight.

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Ah so glad this one worked for you! :D

(I'm not on bsky much so when I remember to talk about stuff I like it comes all at once 😅)

The titular novella in the recent release, "Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle" was written beautifully, as I've come to expect from @renanbernardo.com, with an absolute gut-punch of an ending. Ouch (complimentary)

Brainstem Disco, 2191 by Angela Liu Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Also wanted to shout out @angelaliu.bsky.social's "Brainstem Disco, 2191," which I had the pleasure of hearing Angela read at Worldcon this year—getting to hear the referenced music alongside the short story was 10/10, and really upped the emotional beats

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Descent by Wole Talabi Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Just finished "Descent" by @wtalabi.bsky.social and wow, what a vivid story! Extremely gripping novella, with a fascinating exploration of the world of Órino-Rin and great character work. Love when a story really puts the sci in sci-fi <3

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ok a couple of recent (anticipated) reads I enjoyed incoming!

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Thank you! I'm psyched to have made the list coming from a short fiction background (alongside the amazing Angela Liu) :D

YAY I'm psyched for you about the SH story! It's a great one

Ah thank you!!!! This means a lot coming from you :DDD

it was a blast and the buttons were delightful indeed!

This is great to hear, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I feel the same way, it was lovely to chat :D

Con-related sleep deprivation is real. I send you my condolences and hopes for lots of good catch-up naps this week!

So glad you enjoyed this one! (I had a blast writing it, too)

Huge congrats on this Plangdi that's amazing!!

It was an especially delightful surprise to cross paths with @shortficbookclub.bsky.social, y'all rock! Doing great stuff in the SFF short fic space and wonderful to talk to, too :D