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That’s it for this issue. I didn’t care for two of the novellas, but some super good short stories and novelettes made up for it. I’ll post a roll-up of all these reviews when Amazon gets around to listing the issue.
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The Placemat at Baldy’s Diner by Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social
Out on an open highway,
Such a lovely day but something's wrong.
I've never been so lonesome and long way from home.
—Bramlett/Bramlett/Russell
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A Fierce Need by #JamesVanPelt
Follow two young girls thru the years as they pursue their dreams with hard work, perseverance and never taking their eyes off the stars.
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Antarctic Radio by #GuShi (translated by Andy Dudak) @andydudak.bsky.social
"Gooood morning Taishan Station!" - Talk radio tying together those struggling in the post-tipping point hothouse world.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The High Shrines by Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social
For millennia, Mt Athos has been a a haven of salvation for those seeking to be saved. In our future, a pilgrim is looking for answers about a missing asteroid.
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How to Live With Polar Bears by Octavia Cade @octavia-cade.bsky.social
A wise man once said that bears are godless killing machines.
Becoming that which most frightens you.
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How Else by #DavidEbenbach
Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song
—Shel Silverstein
Best not to listen?
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Ghosts of Goldilocks by #KevinJAnderson & #RickWilber
The “eden” of Goldilocks is anything but for colonists as their infrastructure crumbles around them. The continuing story of the generation ship Hind.
Magazine cover illustrated with a take on the Hubble Space telescope iconic photo of "The Pillars of Creation." Text: Asimov's SCIENCE FICTION THE GHOSTS OF GOLDILOCKS KEVIN J. ANDERSON & RICK WILBER Octavia Cade Michael Libling R. Garcia v Robertson QUEST FOR THE CORPUS MUNDI PRSTON GRASSMANN & PAUL DI FILIPPO www.asimovs.com
Longer days for short stories. Follow along as I post short reviews of my favorite stories in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
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@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Well, that's it for this issue of Asimov's. I'll post a roll-up of all my short reviews as soon as it is listed on Goodreads.
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The Lady in Camo by #JohnRichardTrtek
Future noir novella follows a hard-boiled "gitman" as she tries to locate a missing uber-rich woman. Wonderful world building with a manufactured lingo worthy of Gene Wolfe.
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And We Shall Find Rest by #JamesSallis
A going-out-of-business sale?
Everything—and everyone—must go.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
As Long as We’re Still Here, We Might as Well Dance by #Adam-TroyCastro
The Nihilators approach. The city empties, but two defiantly remain. James Dean would approve.
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The Moribund by Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social
A dark, little story where your life flashes before others eyes.
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All My Birds by K.A. Teryna (translated by Alex Shvartsman) @alexshvartsman.bsky.social
The secret language of birds; Memories, loss, longing and birds as metaphor.
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The Imaginative Youngster’s Handbook to UFOs by Will Ludwigsen @will-ludwigsen.com
Our youngest found this book in the middle school library. That's how he earned his Night Lights merit badge and became a Weird Scout.
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Replacement Theory by Jack Skillingstead @jackskill.bsky.social
When we put masks on the people around us, we must be sure that we can still see through them, especially when we gaze upon the ones we love.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Stay by William Preston @williampreston.bsky.social
Master is dying. Dog will be sad. Will dog accept a robot proxy or is there an uncanny valley? A quiet, thoughtful examination of the inadequacy of AI.
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The Man with the Ruined Hand by #SeanMonaghan
Unusual occurrences in the desert - three men, a bag of money, and a hole in the sand.
A twisty film noirish sort of story. Billy Wilder to direct.
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Ecobomb by Alexander Jablokov @ajablokov.bsky.social
After 100 years of genetically softening up the Earth, aliens land. A wonderfully delicious piece of irony wrapped in a chocolatey biofilm coating.
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The Greenway by Susan Palwick @spalwick.bsky.social
A quiet story that made me think of hospice workers and the wonderful work they do. When our loved ones pass on they still have a lot to give us. Life > death > life.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF @shereereneethomas.bsky.social
That's it for this issue. I'll post a rollup of all my short reviews on Goodreads as soon as Amazon get around to listing it.
Hopefully we won't have to wait as long for the next issue.
Winter 2026...January maybe???
(1/2) #FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
By the Numbers 10: Why We Need to Count On Each Other by Arley Sorg @arleysorg.bsky.social
I don’t usually review the non-fiction pieces, but this one is important.
Sorg sent out surveys about writer’s experiences as authors of color.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
Soul Rebel by @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social
Afrofuturistic steampunk tale about the political conflict between the Maroons, Assembly of First Nations, and United States of Albion.
Each chapter heading is an apropos title of a Bob Marley song.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
And a Little Garlic by #WilliamMagieri
Angling with garlic; a different type of talking fish story.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Red River Summers by Inda Lauryn @indalauryn.bsky.social
Black Hawk, Black Witch, and Galena, a tale about enslavement and colonization.
Living on the Illinois River, this story had special meaning to me.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Seventy-Eight Spoons by Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social
Attics can contain the most amazing things, especially for someone who is metaphorically “out of spoons” and doesn't realize it.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Apology Tour by Nnedi Okorafor @nnedi.bsky.social
Software shackles A.I. Persons. An enslaved Person and the engineer who designed them face a reckoning in the desert.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Corporate Souls by John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social
Corporations are claiming personhood. How about a mandatory Corporate Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory?
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Final Trial of Jalen, Oba of Uhuri by Justin C. Key @justinkey.bsky.social
A kōan for you: why, in chess, is the Queen most powerful, but the King most important?
A West African tale of atonement, redemption and belated justice.
