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Mirror View by Rajeev PrasadIt was wasting, as its kind sometimes did. It had traveled to Earth, this planet of abundant life, to help with this dilemma, to learn. Its huge...
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Life without Water, and Where to Find It by Julie NovákováFollow the water. It’s almost a mantra in searching for life. On Earth, all life requires water, and wherever there is water, we find life....
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Decades of Aspiration: A Conversation with Vajra Chandrasekera by Arley SorgVajra Chandrasekera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He grew up there, living in various neighborhoods throughout his life: “Rajagiriya,...
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Stories about Unnamed People: A Conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa by Arley SorgKemi Ashing-Giwa was born and raised in Southern California, in a city in the San Gabriel Mountains. She lived in Cambridge for two years for...
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Editor's Desk: Do I Have To? by Neil ClarkeI don’t want to write an editorial this month. I just want to pretend that everything is OK for a little while, even though I know it...
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No AIWe are currently investigating allegations that the art originally used for this issue was created with the assistance of AI. This is...
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Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi KritzerJune was the first of my friends to get into it. This isn’t surprising—she was playing Wordle for weeks before Margo or I discovered...
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Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer (audio)This episode features "Better Living Through Algorithms" written by Naomi Kritzer. Published in the May 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and...
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Through the Roof of the World by Harry TurtledoveScog hung in space, close enough to the Roof of the World so she could faintly hear her pulses echoing back from its jagged hardness. Coming back...
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To Sail Beyond the Botnet by Suzanne PalmerI have been activated, therefore I have a purpose, Bot 9 thought. I have a purpose, therefore I serve. It had a lengthy list of Mantra subroutine...
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LOL, Said the Scorpion by Rich Larson“Does it come in any other colors?” Maeve asks, eyeing herself in the smart glass. “No,” the salesperson admits. “You...
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Sensation and Sensibility by Parker RaglandAs the droids approached the front door to the Queen of Tarts from Cow’s Lane, one could’ve cut the air between them with a butter...
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The Giants Among Us by Megan CheeOn an island in the northern hemisphere, there is a small community called the Kadyon. In the summer, the Kadyon sprawl like a brightly colored...
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Action at a Distance by An Hao, translated by Andy Dudak“The sage seeks to satisfy the hunger of the belly, not the voracious craving of the eyes.” —Lao Tzu 1 The spacecraft Mad Hunter...
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The Fall by Jordan Chase-YoungBlue earthshine and bare sunlight soaked the forest of the Moon. The trees stood in silence, white as bone. They, like the animals that dwelled...
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Horror and Science Fiction: Genre's Evil Twins by Carrie SessaregoScience fiction and horror are like siblings who sometimes quarrel, and sometimes live separate lives, but always come back together. Defining...
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Gods Aren't Necessarily Nice: A Conversation with Premee Mohamed by Arley SorgPremee Mohamed was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She lived in Calgary for about two years for work/a university co-op term, and Saskatoon,...
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Exploration And Healing: A Conversation with Megan O'Keefe by Arley SorgMegan O’Keefe is from Seattle, and spent time on Whidbey Island, then later on the Oregon coast before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area....
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Editor's Desk: Something Went Mostly Right by Neil ClarkeI’ve spent the last two editorials focused on things that have caused major disruptions at Clarkesworld: a loss of revenue due to...
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Voices Singing in the Void by Rajan Khanna (audio)This episode features "Voices Singing in the Void" written by Rajan Khanna. Published in the April 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by...
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The Librarian and the Robot by Shi Heiyao (audio)This episode features "The Librarian and the Robot" written by Shi Heiyao. Published in the April 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by...
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Stranger Shores by Gregory Feeley (audio)This episode features "Stranger Shores" written by Gregory Feeley. Published in the April 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate...
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Happiness by Octavia Cade (audio)This episode features "Happiness" written by Octavia Cade. Published in the April 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker....
