Yesterday someone told me he’d been curious about my pulp-adjacent Old Man stories for a long time, but now that I’ve published them with a wraparound cover BY AN ACTUAL ARTIST, he’s sold. No “AI,” no LLMs. Just “a work of human hands.“ #SF #Asimovs www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQLVG6WY
Fans of Doc Savage have always felt a kinship with the Old Man. His stories have been collected in a book due very soon from author William Preston. Fans of Asimov's, F&SF, and Analog are sure to recognize the name.
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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.
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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?
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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That's it for this Issue of Asimov's. Many good stories about memories.
I'll roll up all my skeets in one long review on GoodReads if and when Amazon gets around to listing it.
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Spare Parts for the Mind by #GregEgan @gregegansf.bsky.social
In geriatrics, remember that quality of life is paramount and that treatments come with consequences. Trying to piece together new toys…and one’s brain.
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Catch a Tiger in the Snow by #RayNayler
Some may say “unreliable narrator,” but what if editing our memories better fits our psyche?
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The Recovery of Lemuria 7 by #AllenMSteele
The conclusion to Where in the World is Lemuria 7? whose tale is told and done…mostly.
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Miracle by #TeganMoore
The pre-wedding stay at a health spa doesn’t go quite the way bridezilla planned, but is a horrifying path of self-discovery for one of her bridesmaids.
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Can You Outrun a T-Rex? by #SeanMonaghan
Problematic testing pathway for time travel: loaf of bread -> lab rat -> graduate student. What could go wrong? Grad students are a dime a dozen anyway.
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Solemnity by #MarkDJacobsen
Unraveling the mysteries of an alien civilization that suddenly died off three millennium ago leads to a crisis of faith—and non-faith—for the humans investigating.
