The Millay Illusion – 4.3
Summary of The Millay Illusion by Sarah Pinsker Summary of The Millay Illusion by Sarah Pinsker Uncanny Magazine #67, November/December 2025 A novelette about magic, identity, gender performance, and the…
The Doorkeepers – 3.8
Summary of The Doorkeepers by A.T. Greenblatt Summary of The Doorkeepers by A.T. Greenblatt Uncanny #68, January/February 2026 A novelette about grief, time loops, and choosing to face the future…
I Met You on the Train – 3.3
Summary of The Millay Illusion by Sarah Pinsker I Met You on the Train by J. R. Dawson Uncanny #68, January/February 2026 This is a deeply unsettling story about obsession,…
Girl Stuff – 3.0
Summary: Girl Stuff by Claire Humphrey Girl Stuff by Claire Humphrey Uncanny #68, January/February 2026 ``` This is a surreal, metaphorical story about gender identity and self-discovery told through magical…
Be My Horse, Ride the Cowboy – 3.4
Summary of The Millay Illusion by Sarah Pinsker Be My Horse, Ride the Cowboy Uncanny #68, January/February 2026 by Christopher Caldwell This is a vibrant, queer urban fantasy noir set…
Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell – 3.6
Summary of Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell by Marisca Pichette Summary of Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell by Marisca Pichette Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A feminist fairy tale reimagining about escape, transformation,…
The Moving Finger – 3.4
Summary of The Moving Finger by Adam-Troy Castro Summary of The Moving Finger by Adam-Troy Castro Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A haunting philosophical story about a being that erases people…
Mother’s Hip – 3.1
Summary of Mother's Hip by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff ``` Summary of Mother's Hip by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A story about…
Hunter, Hunter – 3.0
Summary of Hunter, Hunter by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe ``` Summary of Hunter, Hunter by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe Lightspeed #188, January 2026 A science fiction story about survival, sacrifice, and leadership aboard a…
The Last God of Talam Dor by M.R. Robinson – 3.8
GigaNotoSaurus, January 2026 In the kingdom of Talam Dor, a thousand years after a king became a god through three deaths, the tradition continues: royals attempt to ascend to godhood…