“The Invisible Bone” by Stephanie Feldman – 3.8
Asimov's, September/October 2026 On New Year's Eve, fifteen-year-old Kee announces at family dinner that she plans to take the Year Walk, an old ritual in which a person circles the…
“The Great Game” by Lois Metzger – 3.6
Asimov's, September/October 2026 Cindy, a matter-of-fact biodiversity newsletter editor living alone in the West Village, receives a cryptic text from an unknown number the night before her life changes: an…
“Forever and Again” by Leah Cypess – 3.7
Asimov's, September/October 2026 Mira is heading into the subway on an ordinary morning when a stranger tells her she is going to be murdered today, and that he intends to…
“The Angel’s Arms”: Captivity, Complicity, and the Ethics of Care in Naomi Kritzer’s Obstetrix – 4.4
Introduction Naomi Kritzer's Obstetrix (Tordotcom, 2026) arrives as the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author's first novella-length work of adult speculative fiction published as a standalone book, following a career built substantially…