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Interview: Juliet Kahn

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2025/10/07

Juliet Kahn is an Eisner Award-winning writer and editor living in Boston, Massachusetts. Her short stories, poetry, and criticism have been published in Black Warrior Review, The Comics Journal, and Luna Station Quarterly, among other outlets. Her first graphic novel, Fabiola & Ylini, is forthcoming. “Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim” is her first […]The post Interview: Juliet Kahn appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Dear Saturn,

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

Dear Saturn, I fashion my body into a human telescope and point it at the midnight sky: my wrists rotate this way, that, while my fingers bend— feet flexed, torso twisted like a long rope of licorice. With these simple movements, […] The post Dear Saturn, appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Caesar Says, Earthquakes Aren’t So Manifest From Space

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

When she kissed those man-killing hands, my flesh rust on her lips, and Brutus absolved—I said Well then, I was entitled to the metal in the turning earthcore, the tissue in an animal body, the plutonium that kills you. I watched senators […] The post Caesar Says, Earthquakes Aren’t So Manifest From Space appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Solace in Fantasy Monster Romances and My Trans Body

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

In July 2022, I lay in bed recovering from gender-affirming bottom surgery.1 Outside of two modest earlobe piercings, I’d never permanently changed my body before; to finally feel in control of my own body was elating and powerful. I’d started social transition by then. I hadn’t changed my name yet, but I used they/them pronouns, […] The post Solace in Fantasy Monster Romances and My Trans Body appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Shadow on the Nest

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

“…but what is it like, having a war criminal as your past life?” Sadie Salazar, Licensed Life Speaker, should have been professionally above the prurient interest lighting her hazel eyes, and much too old for the giddy excitement that lifted the corners of her full lips. I hadn’t told anyone else about the memories haunting […] The post The Shadow on the Nest appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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The Evolution of the Vampire Image, from Nosferatu to...

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

Notes: Nearly every culture has its own take on vampire folklore, which is too broad a topic to cover here. The focus of this essay is strictly vampires in film. There are slight spoilers for Let the Right One In and Sinners. If vampires are your movie monster of choice, there’s a genre to suit […] The post The Evolution of the Vampire Image, from <i>Nosferatu</i> to <i>Sinners</i> appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Wend-Way-Go

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

My no-account cousin Keif (short for Keifer) rolled up to the house that afternoon in a battered old mustard-colored car of no discernible make or model. Keif was in his forties, about a dozen years younger than me, though they’d been harder years for him. I’d watched him drive a succession of four hundred dollar automobiles over […] The post Wend-Way-Go appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/10/07

Content note: Suicide, sexual assault, ableism, dysmorphia, torture SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN WITH THE ELECTRIC SERAPHIM™ An Elysium Resort and Casino Exclusive The Electric Seraphim changed the world forever, and now they’re shaking things up at Elysium. Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim™ offers guests the opportunity to hang with the only […] The post Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Uncanny Magazine Issue 66 Cover and Table of Contents!

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/08/25

Coming September 2, the 66th issue of the Hugo, Locus, and World Fantasy Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!! All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release. The free online content will be released in 2 stages- half on day of release and half on October 7. Don’t forget eBook […]The post Uncanny Magazine Issue 66 Cover and Table of Contents! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Uncanny Magazine Issue 65 Cover and Table of Contents!

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2025/06/23

Coming July 1, the 65th issue of the Hugo, Locus, and World Fantasy Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!! All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release. The free online content will be released in 2 stages- half on day of release and half on August 5. Don’t forget eBook […]The post Uncanny Magazine Issue 65 Cover and Table of Contents! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Mary Robinette Kowal’s “Marginalia” Is a 2025 Eugie...

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/06/20

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “Marginalia” by Mary Robinette Kowal is a finalist for the 2025 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction! And that’s not all! Uncanny Magazine Interviewer Caroline M. Yoachim’s “We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read” from Lightspeed Magazine is also a finalist for the 2025 Eugie Foster Memorial […] The post Mary Robinette Kowal’s “Marginalia” Is a 2025 Eugie Award Finalist! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/06/09

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! The 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced, and “Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine, a finalist for the Best Short Story Shirley Jackson Award! Congratulations to Arkady, and to all of the phenomenal finalists! From the Shirley Jackson Awards website: Boston, MA (June 2025) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s […]The post “Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine Is a Shirley Jackson Award Nominee! appeared first

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Two Uncanny Magazine Stories Are Ignyte Awards...

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/06/09

Wonderful news, Space Unicorns! Two Uncanny Magazine stories are Ignyte Awards finalists! “A Stranger Knocks” by Tananarive Due is a finalist for the Outstanding Novelette Ignyte Award, and “¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror” by M. M. Olivas is a finalist for the Outstanding Novelette Ignyte Award! Also, congratulations to Uncanny Magazine Interviewer Caroline M. Yoachim! Caroline’s […] The post Two Uncanny Magazine Stories Are Ignyte Awards Finalists! appeared first

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Five Uncanny Stories, Two Poems, Uncanny Magazine,...

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2025/04/06

PHENOMENAL news, Space Unicorns! Five Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Hugo Award! “Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou is a finalist for the Best Novelette Hugo Award, “Signs of Life” by Sarah Pinsker is a finalist for the Best Novelette Hugo Award, “Marginalia” by Mary Robinette Kowal is a finalist for the Best Short Story Hugo Award, “Stitched to […]The post Five Uncanny Stories, Two Poems, Uncanny Magazine, and Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas

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Major Uncanny Magazine Staff News! Lynne M. Thomas Is...

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2025/03/17

We have some major news about the future of Uncanny Magazine, Space Unicorns. After 11 years as Co-Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher of Uncanny Magazine, Lynne M. Thomas is stepping down from her editorial duties starting with Issue 64, and will also be stepping down as Co-Publisher starting with Issue 67. Going forward, Co-Editor-in-Chief and Co-Publisher Michael Damian Thomas will […]The post Major Uncanny Magazine Staff News! Lynne M. Thomas Is Stepping Down as Co-Editor-in-Chief and

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Two Uncanny Magazine Stories are 2024 Nebula Award...

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2025/03/13

Outstanding news, Space Unicorns! Two Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association! “Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou is a finalist for Best Novelette, and “Another Girl Under the Iron Bell” by Angela Liu is also a finalist for Best Novelette! And that’s not all! Uncanny Magazine Interviewer Caroline M. Yoachim’s […] The post Two Uncanny Magazine Stories are 2024 Nebula Award Finalists

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The Birds

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/03/04

The city is a wild animal. I am its broken rib. The city is a fallen star woven in the belly of rust. I try to create something out of dust when the words trickle in: What is a dream: What is in a dream: What are dreams made of? We are tenderness woven into […] The post The Birds appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Infinite Halves

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/03/04

Content note: Suicide In the city, it can be quite difficult to find a private place to kill yourself. Doing it alone in the apartment is depressing, so Sam tries to at least be subtle about it—no leaping from the Empire State Building or flinging himself in front of the A-train. He doesn’t like […] The post Infinite Halves appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Thank You, Patreon Supporters!

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/03/04

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 Jens Polikeit, Sabrina, fidric, Marie Jackson, Sonny Phillips, Joe Pickering, Wichael Tellez, David, Emily Crossen, Catharine Roseberry, Ibrahem Wasti, Katie Sinkoski, Jenny Barber, Dawn Bonanno, Danielle […] The post Thank You, Patreon Supporters! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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Red, Scuttle When the Ships Come Down

Uncanny Magazine ·

2025/03/04

Content note: Ableism and racism The British plucked us from our prisons and sailed us here, this jungle island in the Nanyang with their treasure striated into the bedrock. More precious than gold, they told us on the ship, as though we had a choice to leave if we disagreed. I suppose some had […] The post Red, Scuttle When the Ships Come Down appeared first on Uncanny Magazine.

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