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Nightmare, Issue 93 (June 2020)
I really love every story in this issue. Everything had the right amount of tension, chills, and ambiguity. There’s an image of attendees at a party after the party is over in “Girls Without Their Faces On” by Laird Barron that will haunt me forever. As will the Dorset Ooser from “We, the Folk” by…
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Fantasy, Issue 61 (November 2020)
Fantasy Magazine has been on hiatus for several years, but new editors Arley Sorg and Christie Yant have relaunched the magazine starting with Issue 61 and four short or flash prose pieces and two poems, along with interviews. In their opening editorial, Sorg and Yant discuss why they’re bringing the magazine back now; it’s a…
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Lightspeed, Issue 126 (November 2020)
There’s a humorous tone to some of the stories in the latest issue of Lightspeed Magazine I don’t think I’m really in the right place emotionally right now to completely appreciate, which might explain why my favorite story in this issue is probably “Burn the Ships” by Alberto Yáñez. It’s dark, but also deeply satisfying…
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Lightspeed Issue 120 (May 2020)
Lightspeed’s May 2020 issue includes stories by some of my favorite authors, and some new favorites.
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Asimov’s Science Fiction August 2016
The August 2016 (I’m a little behind) issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction is a really good collection of stories, poems, and essays.
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Analog September 2016
First time subscriber, first issue of Analog I’ve read, and I loved everything in it!
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies #206
The stories in issue #206 are about long, painful journeys, but one leads home and the other does not.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #205
I have enjoyed several recent issues of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, but this was a rare issue with stories that didn’t quite work for me.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #204
This was a difficult issue to rate because these two stories were to different degrees a little opaque and difficult for me to read and understand. They both rewarded my effort, however, and gave me much to think about, in terms of their content and their craft.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #203
Both stories in issue #203 of BCS deal with transformation, gender, and the strict roles of women and men in two very different societies and two very different settings.
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Nightmare Magazine, Issue 46
I found some of the stories in Issue 46 of Nightmare Magazine to be a little opaque, making for interesting reading and leaving me to think about possible meanings.
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The Machinery Second Edition
The artists and the writers are from various parts of the world and part of the charm and enjoyment of The Machinery is how writer and artist from different backgrounds are paired together.
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The Machinery First Edition
A young group of artists from India has organized a new literary magazine of poetry, prose, and art and photography.
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Lightspeed Magazine Issue 2 July 2010
I really enjoyed the second issue of Lightspeed Magazine.
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Nightmare Magazine Issue 1 October 2012
I’m reading the most recent issues of Nightmare Magazine and also going back to the beginning to read every issue. Fantastic issue!
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #202
Although I found these two stories somewhat opaque (especially the second one), they feature strong writing, memorable characters, and vivid world building. I was left after reading both wanting to know much more about their worlds.
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Lightspeed Magazine Issue 1 June 2010
The four short stories in the debut issue of Lightspeed are all fantastic.
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Nightmare Magazine Issue 45 June 2016
Oh, wow, this is a great issue. I haven’t read a lot of horror short fiction in recent decades and I’ve been curious to see what writers are writing about. Thus, I’m a new subscriber; it has already been rewarding.
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Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 117
Brief descriptions I read about “And Then, One Day, the Air was Full of Voices” by Margaret Ronald and “Things With Beards” by Sam J. Miller convinced me to subscribe right then to a year of Clarkesworld Magazine, and I’m so glad I did.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #201
Another great issue.
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Phobos Magazine Issue Three: Troublemake
The poems and flash fiction in this issue tend to feature ornery characters, leading to lots of humor and dark twists.
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Phobos Magazine Issue Two: Emergence
Several absolutely fantastic and often chilling flash horror, fairy tale, and science fiction stories.
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Phobos Magazine Issue One: Zugzwang
Promising first issue.
Richard Leis
Horror Writer & Poet
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