Introduction Alaya Dawn Johnson’s “The Jealous Wives of the Sea” represents a significant contribution to contemporary speculative fiction’s engagement with reproductive justice, theocratic patriarchy, and ecological catastrophe. Published as a…
The Sunday Morning Transport, January 2026 “The Final Voyage of the Ouranos” is a science fiction horror story told through an innovative fragmented narrative structure that alternates between cheerful promotional…
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…
The Sunday Morning Transport, January 2026 “Slake” is a haunting horror story set during an unprecedented two-week rainstorm that has flooded a city to catastrophic levels. The protagonist, Calix, is…
Nightmare Magazine, January 2026 Lane is a thirteen-year-old homeschooled girl living with her mother in rural Florida. Her mother, who was tortured to death as a teenager in a scenario…
Reactor, January 2026 Eben Cull, an unemployed warehouse worker desperate for money, responds to a mysterious “WRITER WANTED” ad and meets Arathusia, a peculiar woman with raven-black hair who possesses…
Strange Horizons, January 2026 Lúcio is a goldfish with human vocal cords, created by the Lifemaker as a simple project during a period of estrangement from his sister Olga. He…
Introduction Lavie Tidhar’s “Joiner and Rust” (2026) represents a significant contribution to contemporary science fiction’s exploration of post-human consciousness and artificial sentience. Published as a novelette of approximately 8,500 words,…
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…
Tasavvur, January 2026 This enchanting fairy tale explores the meeting of two dreamers from vastly different worlds during an unprecedented cosmic event. The story begins with the narrator explaining that…