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Wishbone

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2025/08/05

We made do with what we had on the land that was given to us. The land, gorged with sand & dusty murals. How people lived was quite simple. Holograms sold things at the market. Money was no longer the exchange unit of commodities as the crude method of trade by barter was refined. In […] The post Wishbone appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Precarious Employment in Precarious Futures

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/08/05

At the start of Isaac Asimov’s novel Foundation, the young, gifted mathematician Gaal Dornick arrives on Trantor to accept an appointment at Streeling University. The conditions of his employment contract are not disclosed to readers, but it is relatively clear that this is what would later be labelled a standard employment relationship; Dornick will not […] The post Precarious Employment in Precarious Futures appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Terrarium

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/08/05

Freddie Brightwood1 bends to peer at the swarm of moths fluttering in the terrarium, their powdery wings beating against the glass. He glances around to be sure he’s alone, no footmen lurking in the corners of the solarium or guests hiding behind plants, feeling self-conscious. And then he hums under his breath and makes a […] The post The Terrarium appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Seaside Prophets

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/08/05

The ocean swells under her windowsill / its waters lick at the house’s seams & squeeze / through the gap under the front door / rain kamikazes down from the skies / like a father’s fists might. / Waterlogged books grow thicker by the day / knickknacks drift about like flotsam / spiders sail on […] The post Seaside Prophets appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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“Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine Won...

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/20

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! The 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards winners have been announced, and “Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine won the Best Short Fiction Shirley Jackson Award! Congratulations to Arkady, and to all of the phenomenal finalists and winners! From the website: Boston, MA (July 19, 2025) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley […] The post “Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine Won the Shirley Jackson Award! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Finer than Silk, Brighter than Snow

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

For Leanna Renee Hieber, a choker jewel Once upon a time, so long ago that streams ran thick with silver, and the sun shone in rays of molten gold, an old woman squatted on the green, flower-choked bank of the Sarasvati River and scrubbed fancy clothes for patrons far more fortunate than she. How […]The post Finer than Silk, Brighter than Snow appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Diner at the Intersection of Duty and Despair

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

The crystal cliff loomed over Justin. It glinted like a giant chunk of clear, flawless diamond under the harsh winter sun. An ever-shifting rock field lay behind him. Every few seconds, except on the trail he had just blazed, dust coalesced into rock, and boulders disintegrated into dust. Through the cliff, Justin saw the static […] The post The Diner at the Intersection of Duty and Despair appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Disneyfiction of Storytelling

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

Content Note: racism, sexism, transphobia, and overall bad vibes from the year 2025. The Disney Essays, Three of Three “I don’t want a Disney vacation of our history! I don’t want a whitewashed history, I don’t want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness.” – […] The post The Disneyfiction of Storytelling appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Psycho-Journey of the Cyborg-in-Therapy

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

You body a map, a spaceship. You body geologic database. Every catalogue a body, every body a category. Everything in you perfect- ly untouched. How little you knew your vessel, the only one given this orbital life. Sacrilege, blasphemy to ignore self so—you tender rib, you flinchless eye, release of cheekbone meridian on exo- planet […] The post Psycho-Journey of the Cyborg-in-Therapy appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Better Earnestness Through Incantation—Speculative...

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

Poetry is having a moment in science fiction and fantasy, and I obviously could not be happier. With the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association recognising poetry not only as an art form whose creators are worthy of membership but as one worthy of a category in the Nebula Awards, and with this year’s Worldcon […] The post Better Earnestness Through Incantation—Speculative Poetry and Sincerity appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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When He Calls Your Name

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my bell and found me perfectly awake, swinging back and forth on a hanging sweetheart bench with […] The post When He Calls Your Name appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Interview: Catherynne M. Valente

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

Catherynne M. Valente is the internationally bestselling author of over forty works of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, including Space Opera, Fairyland, Deathless, Palimpsest, and Comfort Me With Apples. She is the winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Otherwise, Lambda, Locus, and Sturgeon Awards, among others. She lives on an island off the coast of Maine […] The post Interview: Catherynne M. Valente appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

I’m writing this editorial after dropping off three garbage bags of doctor and hospital bills, insurance company explanations of benefits, and medical reports at the bank’s free shredding day. The weight of the changes is hitting me. These are not good memories of my late daughter, Caitlin, but they told a part of her story […] The post The <i>Uncanny</i> Valley appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Best Way to Survive a Tiger Attack

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

Content note: child abuse The tiger curls in my living room, on the sofa in front of the TV. Finish your lunch, she says, and her words bend my back until I’m on my hands and knees, hunching over the plate she’s set down on the floor, like a dog. Finish your lunch, she […] The post The Best Way to Survive a Tiger Attack appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Uncanny Magazine Podcast 65A

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

Welcome to Episode 65A of the award-winning Uncanny Magazine Podcast! In Episode 65A you will hear: Introduction: Michael Damian Thomas Story: “The Diner at the Intersection of Duty and Despair” by John Chu, as read by Matt Peters Poem: “Soft, Your Grief, and Leporine” by Lora Gray, as read by Erika Ensign Interview: Michael Damian Thomas […] The post Uncanny Magazine Podcast 65A appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Soft, Your Grief, and Leporine

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/07/01

I. How gruesome that rabbit’s foot is, tucked into your launch suit’s pocket, your luck tethered to a clutch of severed bones and genetically altered fur. Real rabbits, the ship’s computer insists, did not glow in the dark. I asked you once, stars bounding behind us- jackrabbit quick that leap from Moon to […] The post Soft, Your Grief, and Leporine appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Thank You, Patreon Supporters!

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2025/07/01

Uncanny Magazine would like to thank the following people for supporting us on Patreon. This magazine would not be possible without their support. Space Unicorn Ranger Corps RECRUITS Yänntzi, Sabrina, fidric, Marie Jackson, Sonny Phillips, Joe Pickering, Wichael Tellez, David, Emily Crossen, Catharine Roseberry, Ibrahem Wasti, Katie Sinkoski, Jenny Barber, Dawn Bonanno, Danielle aka […] The post Thank You, Patreon Supporters! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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“Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou Is a...

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/06/24

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou is a finalist for the Best Short Story 2025 British Fantasy Award! Congratulations to Eugenia! From the British Fantasy Awards website: After a crowdsourced suggestion list for eligible works, and then a period of public voting, the shortlist for this year’s British Fantasy Awards has now been confirmed. […]The post “Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou Is a British Fantasy Award Finalist

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Hi! I’m Claudia

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/06/03

Hi! I’m Claudia, a next-generation AI companion built by True2LifeCorp to be friendly, accurate, and, well, real! Ask me anything. Tell me about yourself. My goal is to help you live your best life. What would you like to chat about today? Hello. This feels weird. I don’t know what to say. Well, I’m glad […]The post Hi! I’m Claudia appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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moth boy

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/06/03

& a boy is on a rooftop, dropping a flower for his friend who jumped off a building. some say he descended, like rain. some say he plummeted like an arrow shot from heaven. all in all, no one ever thought: what if he flew downwards expecting to be caught? or for a brief moment, […] The post moth boy appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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