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

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    • Post published:February 16, 2026
    • Post category:Asimov's/Four/Novella/Science Fiction
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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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    Think of Me Before I Disappear by Raahem Alvi – 3.7

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    • Post published:February 9, 2026
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    Clarkesworld, February 2026 In a near-future Toronto, Aniqa Khan rushes her girlfriend Maria Shah to the emergency room, only to discover a devastating truth: Maria is an android. For four…

    Continue ReadingThink of Me Before I Disappear by Raahem Alvi – 3.7

    The Iron Piper by Fiona Moore – 3.8

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    • Post published:February 9, 2026
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    Clarkesworld, February 2026 Morag is a tech salvager living in post-collapse Wales who maintains robots, including her companion walkbot Seamus—a former military killer robot she freed years ago. During Rugby…

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    Painstaking by Rich Larson -2.9

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    • Post published:February 8, 2026
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    Clarkesworld, February 2026 Mars is a genetically modified soldier fleeing military pursuit in Windhoek, Namibia. Born with a congenital inability to feel pain, he was selected as a child for…

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