I review Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus each month. If you’re a regular reader, you know that. If you’re new here, those are a couple monthly magazines publishing sci-fi and fantasy short fiction. Did I say this exact thing last month? Please respect my privacy. Anyways, let’s get to it.  Clarkesworld A glance at the table of… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (September 2026)

I review Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus each month. If you’re a regular reader, you know that. If you’re new here, those are a couple monthly magazines publishing sci-fi and fantasy short fiction. Either way, let’s get to it.  Clarkesworld The August issue of Clarkesworld opens and closes with a pair of short stories, bookending three novelettes… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (August 2026)

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)

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)

GigaNotoSaurus is back on hiatus for the remainder of the year, and my best wishes go to LaShawn Wanak and her team in closing a difficult year and trying to shore up the foundation for 2026. I’ve been pretty impressed with their published fiction this year, but I know the finished product is only the… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine: Review of Clarkesworld (November 2025)