Alex Langer

I'm gonna be in Year's Best Canadian F&SF! One of my favorite stories, "Giant of the Stars," is going to be alongside stories from people I'd lose my mind at the chance to meet. Pretty pretty cool!

BRB writing the adventures of a Carthaginian paddle-steam trireme

Nostalgic Cravings at the Minnesota State Fair Many of the staffers at Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar start as teen-agers. Some of them are committed for life.

At the Minnesota State Fair, a 12-day fête of starch and fat which marks the end of every summer, one vender rules them all: Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar. It operates three stands at the fair and is more lucrative than any other food purveyor by a huge margin.

Excited to read it one day.

Eyyy mazal tov!!

"“Two men vent into a poob and ordered a glass beer. Dey hadna been in dat poob more dan vonce or twice before. Vell, day sip deir beer un’ dey sit talking un’ schmoosing. Dey sit un’ talk un’ talk. At last de barman leans over de counter and he says to dem: ‘Oot!’ Nu, dat’s how it is mit a shul. I come here every veek and Hakodosh Borukh Hu [the Holy One Blessed Be He — that is God] kens me vell, un’ he don’t mind if I take it easy. But dese bleggages dat come vonce or twice a year — no! Dey daven or dey shot op!”"

Sometimes I think about the Scots-Yiddish dialect.

The Tribe of Binyamin's symbol was a wolf. You can proceed from there.

I just realized that my current WIP is literally just "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, but make it grimdark sword and sorcery"

A small taste of our debut issue. Click here to read the full story and much more: https://bit.ly/4454Thk

Summer is the season of creepy crawlies. Just be grateful you aren't dealing with these...

From issue #0 of Goblins and Galaxies, available now: https://bit.ly/4454Thk

Alex Langer is a Canadian Jewish writer and lawyer usually based in Brooklyn. He's also the author of the dark, surreal fantasy tale "We Few, We Happy Few," which opens issue #0 of Goblins and Galaxies. It can be found here: https://bit.ly/44Waubl

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Giant of the Stars - Alberta Magazine Publishers Association

This story is now up for an Alberta Magazine Publishers Association award, which is bananas, but it's also free to read there.
albertamagazines.com/nominees/gia...

Ever since there was a Shakespeare horror anthology call years ago, I'd been batting this idea around, but could never really get it to work as a longer, more narrative story. But then this just came together in an afternoon.

Somehow missed posting about this, but my flash horror "We Few, We Happy Few" leads this off. Super proud to be in Issue 0.

Much appreciated!

@alexlanger1993.bsky.social I just read “We Few, We Happy Few” in Goblins & Galaxies, #0. I took a risk on the publication. Your piece gives me high expectations for the publication. The consequences of then and now; the lessons never learned. Two fingers.

I had a story in here! "Giant of the Stars" is a subversive David and Goliath retelling.

On Spec #129 is currently available in both print and digital. Canada’s postal worker dispute means we can’t mail copies, but you can still buy it through @weightlessbooks.bsky.social . Stories from @julieczerneda.bsky.social , @drfionamoore.bsky.social , @alexlanger1993.bsky.social and others.

Moving here from Twitter.