This Villain You Must Create by Carlie St. George

Stories that embrace the surreality of a world filled with superheroes are difficult to do well. It’s all too easy Continue reading →

The Muses of Shuyedan-18 by Indrapramit Das

Giant monsters are more commonly found on the big screen than in literature. Outside of fairy tale giants and arguably Continue reading →

Trans-Siberia: An Account of a Journey by Sarah Brooks

The long-distance train journey is an excellent environment for a story. Whenever you travel long enough to require sleeping berths, Continue reading →

A Word Shaped Like Bones by Kris Millering

There is a recurring setting in short SF fiction – frequent enough to be noticeable, but rare enough that I Continue reading →

Ill Met in Tanivar by Reyna Todd

I should warn you that today’s story is a gay erotic novella, and there may be graphic analysis of a Continue reading →

The Bathtub by Robert Shearman

Shearman recently won a British Fantasy Award for best new collection with Remember Why You Fear Me. Having just finished Continue reading →

Blessed by Helen Marshall

Sometimes I finish a collection of stories and I’m at a loss to choose which to talk about, because there Continue reading →

Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders

People who can see the future are fiddly characters to use. Especially if they can see their own immediate future. Continue reading →