A new issue of Asimov’s, a review copy of Otherside, and several eye-catching pieces from Uncanny have given me a nice three-zine spread for this month’s Magazine Minis. As always, I have plenty of short fiction to recommend, so let’s get to it. Asimov’s A quick scan through the new fiction in the July/August 2026… Continue reading Tar Vol’s Magazine Minis: Asimov’s, Otherside, and Uncanny
I’ve settled a little bit back into my regular reading routine, but one bit of the routine that never changed was my monthly magazine reads. Let’s take a look at the June offerings from Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus! Clarkesworld After a boom/bust May issue where the longest stories were the least suited for my taste, I… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (June 2026)
Do I even read anymore? It feels like I never have any time. consults spreadsheet Ah, well then, it seems that I do still read. Maybe only about 70% of normal, but I read. And I post. And I have sci-fi and fantasy recommendations. Let’s take a look: Short Fiction May Favorites As usual, I… Continue reading May 2026 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
The last two months of Magazine Minis were enormous, but as the TBR churns along, the May entry will be much shorter, dipping into just a pair of magazines: Adventitious and Lightspeed. Adventitious I received an Advance Review Copy of Issue Three of Adventitious, and as usual, I scanned through to see which stories immediately… Continue reading Tar Vol’s Magazine Minis: Adventitious and Lightspeed
After a heavy month of short fiction reviews, I anticipate May being a bit lighter. But as always, it starts with dives into this month’s issues of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus. Clarkesworld The table of contents had me more excited for the May 2026 issue than for any Clarkesworld release this year. Two short stories by… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (May 2026)
A lot happened in April! I had a lot of chunky posts, so we will be short on the short fiction miscellany this month. But there’s still some. And it’s disproportionately good. So let’s get to some sci-fi fantasy: Short Fiction I posted my usual magazine review, a five-zine mini, and a review of If We Cannot Go… Continue reading April 2026 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
For the second month in a row, my Magazine Minis post will be a five-zine blitz. Well, I suppose not technically the second month in a row, since I didn’t get this one up before the calendar flipped to May, but they were read two months in a row. Point is, I found five magazines… Continue reading Tar Vol’s Magazine Minis: Five-Zine Blitz, Again (April 2026)
This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light will be released on April 28, 2026. For all that I adore sci-fi short fiction, I don’t read many collections cover-to-cover unless they’re coming from… Continue reading Sci-fi Short Fiction Review: If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop
There’s always a bit of lag in genre discussion—at least on the short fiction side—such that it feels like people don’t really start digging into the current year’s offerings until summer. But it’s spring, and new things are being released. As always, I’ve taken a look at this month’s Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus. Clarkesworld Clarkesworld typically… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (April 2026)
My March round-up is always late because I got distracted by Bingo. It’s an annual occurrence. But I read things, let me share my thoughts and recommendations! Short Fiction As usual, I started with two separate short fiction posts, one on Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus and the Magazine Minis post dipping into five different zines. I won’t repeat those… Continue reading March 2026 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany
