Emilio’s Tale by Bruce McAllister – 3.8
Kaleidotrope, Spring, 2025 Twelve-year-old Emilio lives in a tiny fishing village on the Ligurian coast with his mother, a sex worker who refuses to identify his father. Emilio stands out…
Strike First And Then Give Tongue by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja – 3.4
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2026 This haunting story unfolds as a confession from Saradiel, a Sri Lankan elephant master and outlaw, to Loku Hamuduruwo, the chief priest who has come…
Let the Gods Drown With Us by R.K. Duncan – 2.4
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2026 In a dying coastal settlement called the narrow shore, the Favored—descendants of a people whose green land was drowned by the gods—cling to ritual and…
Joiner and Rust by Lavie Tidhar – 4.3
Reactor, January 2026 In this poignant science fiction novelette, an aging robot named Rust journeys through rural China to visit an old friend, Joiner, carrying a watermelon as a symbolic…
“The Mixling Mare” by Anneke Schwob – 3.8
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 This epistolary science fantasy novella follows Sastu, an ambitious anatomist working at a research outpost called Janartash near the Inclusion Zone—a region transformed by chaotropaic forces that…
“Full Fathom Five” by Gwendolyn Maia Hicks – 4.2
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Jack Kersey accidentally catches a merrow (a mythical sea creature) in a fishing net while working on a trawler off the coast of his struggling Irish town.…
Bearing the Good Fruit by R. K. Duncan – 3.6
Kaleidotrope, January 2026 Bernard, a young theology student at the University of Paris, confesses to a priest about recent events that have left him uncertain which of his actions were…
The Tourist by R.T. Ester – 3.5
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,…
“Stay” by William Preston – 4.5
Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2026 William Preston Larry is dying of cancer and has arranged for a robotic double to replace him as companion to his beloved tri-color hound, Charlie.…
Ecobomb by Alexander Jablokov – 3.9
Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2026 Alexander Jablokov “Ecobomb” tells the story of Earth’s transformation by alien biological weapons and humanity’s eventual victory over an extraterrestrial invasion. The narrative unfolds through…