Book 3 of 2025: Clarkesworld Issue 220, edited by Neil Clarke. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorites this issue were “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak, “The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe” by Tia Tashiro, and “Autonomy” by Meg Elison.
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Book 3 of 2025: Clarkesworld Issue 220, edited by Neil Clarke. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorites this issue were “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak, “The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe” by Tia Tashiro, and “Autonomy” by Meg Elison.
Book 2 of 2025: Clarkesworld Issue 219, edited by Neil Clarke. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorites in this issue were “Souljacker” by Shari Paul, “Driver” by Sameem Siddiqui, and “The Coffee Machine” by Celia Corral-Vásquez.
I realized last week that somehow I got a month behind with my Clarkesworld reading, so this is actually the December issue, and the January issue is coming up next.
70/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorites this month were “LuvHome™” by Resa Nelson, “Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds” by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, “Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being” by A. W. Prihandita, and “Unquiet Graves” by Michael Swanwick.
60/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“The Music Must Always Play” by Marissa Lingen was my favorite for this month.
55/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Highlights for me this month were “The Deformed Saint and the Poison Wind” by David McGillveray and “Three Circuits of the Monoceros Ring” by Marisca Pichette.
47/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorite story this month was Tia Tashiro’s “Every Hopeless Thing”.
42/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorites this month were “Artistic Encounters of a Monumental Nature” by S.B. Divya, “Himalia” by Carrie Vaughn, and “Off Track” by Luc Diamant.
33/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My favorites this month were “The Portmeirion Road” by Fiona Moore and “The Weight of Your Own Ashes” by Carlie St. George.
24/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A particularly strong issue this month. I really enjoyed “The Lark Ascending” by Eleanna Castroianni, “An Intergalactic Smuggler’s Guide to Homecoming” by Tia Tashiro, “The Indomitable Captain Holli” by Rich Larson, “The Rambler” by Shen Dacheng, translated by Cara Healey, and “Occurrence at O1339” by Kelly Jennings.
21/2024 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A Brief Oral History of the El Zopilote Dock” by Alaya Dawn Johnson was the standout story for me this month.