-
Recent Posts
Follow @LastShortStory On Twitter!
- Ben's picks April/May: lastshortstory.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/is-… 2 weeks ago
- Loved Paul Tremblay's story up at Chizine. Quirky, odd, gorgeous writing. chizine.com/our_towns_mons… #Ben 3 weeks ago
- @helenmerrick would love to, but am at dinner with pals then. 3 weeks ago
- @helenmerrick will listen. Cautious about trad. folk. 3 weeks ago
- Not normally a big fan of Mike Resnick's Lucifer Jones stories, but I enjoyed Treasure Island, from Subterranean. 's been a good issue. #Ben 3 weeks ago
-
Authors
Tags
Albert E Cowdrey Aliette de Bodard Analog An Owomoyela anthology Asimovs Barry Malzberg Bud Sparhawk Cat Rambo cat sparks Christopher Barzak Clarkesworld cosmos magazine ellen klages F&SF genevieve valentine holly black Jeremiah Tolbert Jerry Oltion jonathan strahan Kate Wilhelm kelly link Ken Liu kristine kathryn rusch lauren beukes Lightspeed Magazine nalo hopkinson Nancy Fulda nnedi okorafor One Hundred Stories Paul McAuley peter m ball rachel swirsky Robert Reed Rob Shearman sf stephen baxter strange horizons sue isle tansyreviews terri windling thoraiya dyer twelfth planet press YA Yoon Ha LeeArchives
Podcasts
Publishers & Magazines
The Crew
Meta
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Cosmos: putting the science in fiction
I’ve finally sat down to comb through my honey’s stack of Cosmos Magazines for the year (I bought him a subscription for Christmas) and catch up on most of Cat Sparks’ first year as fiction editor. It’s a pretty solid … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cat sparks, cosmos magazine, kate orman, steve singleman, thoraiya dyer
Leave a comment
Kiss Me Twice, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s June)
How much did I love this novella? It combines two of my favourite things, police procedural detective stories (with plenty of heart) and film geek references. The relationship between Detective Huang and the police AI, Metta, is the core of … Continue reading
Up and Coming Lightspeed Stories
October: ‘Her Husband’s Hands‘ by Adam-Troy Castro. A creepy-good (my new word) story about the remnants of war. What does happen when modern technology can ensure most people survive the horrors of war? How do we feel when those remnants … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
A Grab Bag from the Online Magazines: Strange Horizons, Clarkesworld, Fantasy
Cat Rambo, “The Immortality Game,” Fantasy June – remember those kids in high school? The ones who seemed to have it all worked out, who pretty much got anything they wanted, without any effort? I’m not sure I believe in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Subterranean Online, Spring and Fall – Rusch, Kowal, Valente, Buckell
We all remember how much I adored the YA special Summer issue of Subterranean Online, edited by Gwenda Bond, right? Well, I’ve finally checked in with the issue before that, as well as the most recent one, and while neither … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Silently and Very Fast by Cat Valente
Silently and Very Fast is a limited edition hardback about to be released at Capclave 2011. Copies are only available to Capclave members initially, and if there are any remaining they might be available to purchase. The story itself is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Eclipse Four Highlights
I very much like the tone that emerged from the Eclipse anthologies – they all feel like part of the same thing, despite the books being unthemed. This one has an excellent balance of high quality oddball stories, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged andy duncan, anthologies, caitlin kiernan, eclipse 4, jo walton, jonathan strahan, kij johnson, nalo hopkinson, peter m ball, rachel swirsky
1 Comment
lastshortstory
Jonathan
tansyrr
Alex
Ian Mond
twelfthplanetpress
Sarah Lee Parker
Rachel Swirsky
Ben
