Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205

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Neil Clarke: Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205 (EBook, 2023, Wyrm Publishing)

eBook

English language

Published Sept. 30, 2023 by Wyrm Publishing.

3 stars (1 review)

Fiction: - "Possibly Just About A Couch" by Suzanne Palmer - "The Blaumilch" by Lavie Tidhar - "Down To The Root" by Lisa Papademetriou - "Such Is My Idea Of Happiness" by David Goodman - "De Profundis, a Space Love Letter" by Bella Han - "Post Hacking for the Uninitiated" by Grace Chan - "Rafi" by Amal Singh - "Timothy: An Oral History" by Michael Swanwick

Non-fiction: - "Gardens in the Sky: Gardening in Science Fiction" by Carrie Sessarego - "Hearbreak and Happy Endings: A Conversation with Kij Johnson" by Arley Sorg - "Deep Oceans, Vast Skies: A Conversation with Margrét Helgadóttir" by Arley Sorg - "Editor's Desk: Seventeen" by Neil Clarke

Cover Art: - "Utopia #2" by Dofresh

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An average issue of Clarkesworld

3 stars

An average issue, with interesting stories by Suzanne Palmer, David Goodman, Amal Singh and a humorous story by Michael Swanwick.

  • "Possibly Just About A Couch" by Suzanne Palmer: in the beginning, a couch emerged. We follow its journey through space and time, until it ends up on the Earth, and then far into the future, when an intelligence 'sits' on it for the last time.

  • "The Blaumilch" by Lavie Tidhar: on the Mars that we know, a settler pines for the Mars that Might Be, only to find peace by digging for a Mars that could be.

  • "Down To The Root" by Lisa Papademetriou: two people find themselves working together in space, servicing satellites and other objects, at a time when open conflict is breaking-out between two warring parties. They find companionship with each other and learn about each other's reasons for leaving their home worlds for where they are. …