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Lightspeed is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF- and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.
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2w ago
My stories originate from those places I don’t expect them to be born. They also come at the time I don’t want them to---like when I’m about to finally attempt an eight-hour sleep. And this story is not an exception. I have always wanted to write a story with a blend of my culture---the Yoruba culture---its myths and legends, but every attempt at this had always been unrealistic ..read more
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2w ago
I know you’ve been following me since I left school, boarded the train, and took to the alley. Why didn’t I run? I’m not scared of you anymore. Right now, I’m scared for you. Be careful the way you drag me into a corner, shove me against the wall, dig your puny fists into my belly, and search me for valuables if you do not want to incur the wrath of my father ..read more
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2w ago
I was very interested in the horrifying aspects of time as a menacing, material force---something that could eat you. But I ultimately became much more interested in the world in which time might function this way: the addictive substances that might be used to pacify kids who can “see” the future ..read more
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2w ago
mãe, There are few moments that I remember with clarity. From those early days, I recall mostly a vast, pervading numbness. Profound dissociation. I remember Salt. I remember Hog. At night, I would curl between them. With my eyes closed, I would try to see them as they were just in that moment. I would block out what I knew would be ..read more
Lightspeed
3w ago
Dear Readers, I owe you an apology regarding our April 2024 cover. I messed up ..read more
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3w ago
Be sure to check out the editorial for a discussion of this month's terrific content ..read more
Lightspeed
3w ago
So, this is awkward. We aren’t at the stage in our relationship where I’d feel comfortable revising your life-poem on the fly. Even as a backup plan . . . yet here we are. I’m sorry. I know I should have said that to you before the anesthesiologist put you under and the surgeon opened up your skull. But now the surgeon is staring at the quivering quill in my hand ..read more
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1M ago
Are you looking for an optimistic SF novel? Then Chris Kluwe recommend Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang ..read more
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1M ago
I was literally invited to six weddings in 2022, and the one I attended in Rhode Island was so lovely, I had to channel it into writing on the train back (I have stories based on some of the other weddings too.) Some of the emotional thrusts are based on my own experience, but I’ll let you guess which ..read more
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1M ago
I’ve been blessed with lots of elders in my life, and as a result I tend to overestimate how long people in general tend to live. But there are weird actuarial patterns---if you can make it to certain ages, you’re likely to make it farther---and that fascinated me, especially as I look at my loved ones with hope and trepidation ..read more