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    “The Placemat at Baldy’s Diner” by Michael Libling – 4.2

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    • Post published:February 16, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 A grief-stricken man named Shore drives aimlessly through New England, barely sleeping, living in his car, haunted by the loss of his daughter and wife.…

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    “The High Shrines” by Stephen Case – 3.3

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    • Post published:February 14, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 In a future where benevolent AIs once guided humanity to prosperity before mysteriously vanishing, investigator Galédin searches for missing asteroids that might explain their departure.…

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    “The Ghosts of Goldilocks” by Kevin J. Anderson & Rick Wilber – 4.6

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    • Post published:February 14, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 Forty years after the damaged generation ship Hind barely managed to land its passengers on the planet Goldilocks, humanity struggles to survive on a world…

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    “Satan’s Slave” by R. Garcia y Robertson – 3.2

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    • Post published:February 13, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 In a future where slavery has returned to the outer solar system, Diana Spartaca is a gladiator fighting to survive in Nova Roma, a colony…

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    “How Else” by David Ebenbach – 3.6

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    • Post published:February 10, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 Sharon (Shar) Katz is a chronic second-guesser who always wonders how her life might have turned out differently. When Virtual Alternative Reality (VAR) technology becomes…

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    “Antarctic Radio” by Gu Shi – 3.1

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    • Post published:February 10, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 Gu Shi’s “Antarctic Radio” presents a haunting vision of climate catastrophe through the format of a radio broadcast interwoven with a family’s desperate journey at…

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    “A Fierce Need” by James Van Pelt – 4.7

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    • Post published:February 10, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2026 This poignant novelette follows Theo and her best friend Celeste from childhood through young adulthood, united by their fierce dream of reaching space.As ten-year-olds, the…

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    The Tourist by R.T. Ester – 3.5

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    • Post published:January 16, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2026 R.T. Ester “The Tourist” is a time travel story centered on a mysterious port that allows travelers to visit alternate timelines—or “splinters”—of reality. The protagonist,…

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    The Moribund by Lavie Tidhar – 3.6

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    • Post published:January 15, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2026 Lavie Tidhar’s “The Moribund” is a dark science fiction story set in a dystopian Australian city where people illegally experience the final moments of dying…

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    The Man with the Ruined Hand by Sean Monaghan – 3.7

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    • Post published:January 15, 2026
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    Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2026 This science fiction heist story follows Cliff Holter, a freelance problem-solver hired by criminal Julius De Yulius to intercept a thief named Trent Arblebey. The…

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