It was a short month, but a busy one, and according to my spreadsheet, it was my favorite month of sci-fi/fantasy short fiction since August. I suppose that’s what mining “Best of the Year” lists will get you. Let’s jump in! Short Fiction As I mentioned in my magazine review post, I liked pretty much… Continue reading February 2023 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
As part of my “read more magazines cover-to-cover” goal for 2023, I have started what will be a monthly magazine review post, which means I don’t have 40 short stories to recap in the monthly roundup. But I’ve done a lot of short fiction reading outside of staying current with my three chosen publications, so… Continue reading January 2023 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
It was the month that sees the “best of 2022” lists start dropping (including mine!), which means it was the month that saw my short fiction TBR explode and my reading pace try desperately to catch up. Overall, I read 25 short pieces this month, and there were some really good ones in that batch. … Continue reading December 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
With holidays and travel, it was a light reading month, one that saw me read just three shorter pieces that weren’t part of the Africa Risen anthology or the November 2022 issue of Clarkesworld. But even in a light month, there was a lot to like. So let’s get to the stories! Short Fiction November Favorites “Calf… Continue reading November 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
For the second straight month, I’m trying the “read a sci-fi periodical from cover-to-cover” thing. Between the October issue of Clarkesworld, the r/Fantasy Short Fiction Book Club, and my continued progress through my ARC of Africa Risen, I didn’t have many shorts that I just picked up on a whim. But I still read some absolutely fantastic… Continue reading October 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
I’ve been blogging for nearly two years now, but I’m still changing up how I handle short fiction reviews, given that I’ll sometimes read individual stories as they catch my eye and sometimes read anthologies straight through. This month, I’ve decided to experiment with reading some web magazines straight through, while leaving space for picking… Continue reading September 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
It was a slow month for novels, but my goodness was it an incredible month for short fiction. Thanks to a final push of reading from Hugo finalist publications, my monthly favorites list is the longest it’s been all year. And then I put down the 2021 publications and promptly found my two favorite stories… Continue reading August 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
I read a ton of short fiction this month, with a mix of 2022 publications, 2021 pieces from Hugo-shortlisted magazines or editors, and even one backlist award winner. As for the longer works, all but one of my reviews posted in July was either an SPSFC or Hugo finalist, so the majority of the links… Continue reading July 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
It’s been a big month of short fiction reading, with a lot of volume and a lot of really good stuff. On the long fiction side, it’s been a successful month as well, though mostly limited to SPSFC and Hugos. So what were my favorites? Let’s get to the roundup. Short Fiction June Favorites “Seen… Continue reading June 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
Between illness and travel and more illness, it’s been a weird spring. I hardly read any short fiction in April, so I’m rolling two months of short fiction together into one post. Because nomination deadlines passed in mid-March, I pivoted from catching up on “Best of 2021” lists to reading whatever caught my fancy, and… Continue reading April/May 2022 Round-up and Short Fiction Focus
