They are a little late because vacations, illness, and life in general just getting in the way. But here they are, my short story recommendations for March 2023. Housing Problem by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner (Podcastle, episode 773): This is a quite old story, originally published in Charm in October 1944. but the … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – March 2023
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Story Recommendations – February 2023
Welcome to the 2023 Februrary short story recommendations. This month's recommendation are based on what I managed to read/listen to by the awesome science fiction and fantasy publishers of Apex, Podcastle, Analog, Lightspeed, StarShipSofa, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Uncanny Magazine. There is no magazine in particular who caught my attention this month. However, there is … Continue reading Story Recommendations – February 2023
Story Recommendations – December 2022
It's time for the last set of story recommendations for the year, just in time for the holidays. A I bring you very strong setup. I finally got around to reading some of last stories Daily Science Fiction are going to publish (for now, at least), and, of course, I found a few golden nuggets … Continue reading Story Recommendations – December 2022
Story Recommendations – November 2022
So... In October, I pretty much promised that this month's recommendations would include a bunch of Daily Science Fiction stories. Instead--and I'm not really sure why--I ended up reading far more broadly than I had planned. I continued my journey down the rabbit hole that is Uncanny's backlog and returned to reading old, neglected favorites … Continue reading Story Recommendations – November 2022
Story Recommendations – October 2022
October came and with it another set of short story recommendations. This month also marks the end of my Uncanny podcast listening spree (there might still be some spillover into November). In the next few months, I will probably focus on Daily Science Fiction since they are, sadly, delivering their last stories before going on … Continue reading Story Recommendations – October 2022
Story Recommendations – September 2022
No lengthy introduction this time around. It's time for the monthly short story recommendations. Ninety-Nine Percent Support by Filip Wiltgren (DSF): I finally started catching up on my DSF backlog (well, I've had to skip a lot of it; it simple grew to monsterous). Lucky for me (and you, I guess), there was a story … Continue reading Story Recommendations – September 2022
Story Recommendations – August 2022
After a long summer break in July, the monthly shor story recommendations are back. Aside from the few golden nuggets who made the list, June wasn't a great month for reading, so I decided to change my habbits a bit; I started reading Uncanny Magazine regularly (well, listening to their podcast, mostly). That proved a … Continue reading Story Recommendations – August 2022
Story Recommendations – June 2022
As always, just before the deadline, here are the monthly story recommendations. I'll be honest, this wasn't exactly the best month I've ever had when it comes to finding short stories. As has been the case the last couple of months, I've haven't had the time to read as much as I wanted. That aside, … Continue reading Story Recommendations – June 2022
Story Recommendations – May 2022
Hey there, fellow readers. May's story recommendations are in. This time, Uncanny Magazine has made its mark on the list. It's been a while since I really dived into Uncanny's magazine, and back then, their stories didn't really hook me. Either my taste has changed or I just didn't give them enough of chance back … Continue reading Story Recommendations – May 2022
Story Recommendations: April 2022
Better late than never. Right? Here are the short story recommendations for April with just a couple of hours left of the month. I finally got back to reading short fiction more regularly this month. Returning to something that resembles my old reading schedule also meant getting back into reading Flash Fiction Online (FFO) stories. … Continue reading Story Recommendations: April 2022
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