Daniel José Older’s collection of short stories from Crossed Genres Publications, Salsa Nocturna Stories, gives us a glimpse at a supernatural New York that feels surprisingly realistic.
The Best Free, Online Short Stories from February and March
Those of suffering through unseasonably cold weather in the Northern hemisphere have one consolation (just one!): staying inside wrapped up in a warm blanket is the best way to get some reading done. And if your tastes run to bite-sized fiction, then I have some tasty treats for you.
Catch Up With Some of the Best Short Stories of 2012
Nebula-winning short story writer Rachel Swirsky has put together her annual list of most recommended short stories in science fiction and fantasy. She's picked what she liked best out of nearly 540 stories she read last year, and a lot of them are available online. Definitely check out her list — you'll find some…
The weird life of pioneering female pulp fiction writer CL Moore
CL Moore was one of the only women who ever wrote for famous pulp fiction magazines Weird Tales and Astounding Science Fiction during the 1930s. Now Andrew Liptak has a great article about her life over at Kirkus, including links to never-before-seen short stories by the woman who was both a fantasy and SF pioneer. I…
Lightspeed Presents… “The Infill Trait” by C.C.Finlay
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we'll be featuring a story from Lightspeed's current issue. This month's selection is "The Infill Trait" by C.C.Finlay. Enjoy!
Lightspeed Presents… “The Sounds of Old Earth” by Matthew Kressel
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we'll be featuring a story from Lightspeed's current issue. This month's selection is "The Sounds of Old Earth" by Matthew Kressel. Enjoy!
The Sounds of Old Earth
Matthew Kressel
Lightspeed Presents… “The Perfect Match” by Ken Liu
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we'll be featuring a story from Lightspeed's current issue. This month's selection is "The Perfect Match" by Ken Liu. Enjoy!
Don't you wish that every writing teacher was like Kurt Vonnegut?
Over at Slate, there's a hilarious excerpt from the new book of Kurt Vonnegut's letters: a term paper assignment he gave to his creative writing students at the Iowa Writers Workshop in 1965. Basically, he wanted them to read a book of allegedly classic short fiction as if slightly tipsy, and then give each story a…
A Book That Puts Most Fantasy Writers to Shame
Most fantasy stories contain only a small ration of magic or amazement. A flash of the uncanny, or a glimpse of supernatural wonders, no matter how many cheesy fantasy trappings they're clothed in. So it's really refreshing to read Patricia A. McKillip's beautifully spare book of stories, Wonders of the Invisible…
Lightspeed Presents . . . "My Wife Hates Time Travel" by Adam-Troy Castro
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we'll be featuring a story from Lightspeed's current issue. This month's selection is " My Wife Hates Time Travel " by Adam-Troy Castro. Enjoy!
