#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Apology Tour by Nnedi Okorafor @nnedi.bsky.social
Software shackles A.I. Persons. An enslaved Person and the engineer who designed them face a reckoning in the desert.
The Apology Tour by Nnedi Okorafor @nnedi.bsky.social
Software shackles A.I. Persons. An enslaved Person and the engineer who designed them face a reckoning in the desert.
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Apology Tour by Nnedi Okorafor @nnedi.bsky.social
Software shackles A.I. Persons. An enslaved Person and the engineer who designed them face a reckoning in the desert.
The Apology Tour by Nnedi Okorafor @nnedi.bsky.social
Software shackles A.I. Persons. An enslaved Person and the engineer who designed them face a reckoning in the desert.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Corporate Souls by John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social
Corporations are claiming personhood. How about a mandatory Corporate Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory?
The Corporate Souls by John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social
Corporations are claiming personhood. How about a mandatory Corporate Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory?
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Corporate Souls by John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social
Corporations are claiming personhood. How about a mandatory Corporate Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory?
The Corporate Souls by John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social
Corporations are claiming personhood. How about a mandatory Corporate Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory?
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Gumchew by #ZackBe
Passenger, don't you hear me?
Destination seen unclearly
What is a man deep down inside?
But a raging beast with nothing to hide
—Lesh / Monk
Gumchew by #ZackBe
Passenger, don't you hear me?
Destination seen unclearly
What is a man deep down inside?
But a raging beast with nothing to hide
—Lesh / Monk
July 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Gumchew by #ZackBe
Passenger, don't you hear me?
Destination seen unclearly
What is a man deep down inside?
But a raging beast with nothing to hide
—Lesh / Monk
Gumchew by #ZackBe
Passenger, don't you hear me?
Destination seen unclearly
What is a man deep down inside?
But a raging beast with nothing to hide
—Lesh / Monk
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Roma Delenda Est by Alan Smale @alansmale.bsky.social
Archimedes is rescued from the Roman siege of Syracuse by Hannibal and given the job of tutor to his son. The hand that rocks the cradle…
Roma Delenda Est by Alan Smale @alansmale.bsky.social
Archimedes is rescued from the Roman siege of Syracuse by Hannibal and given the job of tutor to his son. The hand that rocks the cradle…
July 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Roma Delenda Est by Alan Smale @alansmale.bsky.social
Archimedes is rescued from the Roman siege of Syracuse by Hannibal and given the job of tutor to his son. The hand that rocks the cradle…
Roma Delenda Est by Alan Smale @alansmale.bsky.social
Archimedes is rescued from the Roman siege of Syracuse by Hannibal and given the job of tutor to his son. The hand that rocks the cradle…
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Aftermath by William Preston @williampreston.bsky.social
Events have/will happen; Rocket Summer seen through an occasionally open door.
“Isn’t this a good day?”
Aftermath by William Preston @williampreston.bsky.social
Events have/will happen; Rocket Summer seen through an occasionally open door.
“Isn’t this a good day?”
June 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Aftermath by William Preston @williampreston.bsky.social
Events have/will happen; Rocket Summer seen through an occasionally open door.
“Isn’t this a good day?”
Aftermath by William Preston @williampreston.bsky.social
Events have/will happen; Rocket Summer seen through an occasionally open door.
“Isn’t this a good day?”
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
All My Birds by K.A. Teryna (translated by Alex Shvartsman) @alexshvartsman.bsky.social
The secret language of birds; Memories, loss, longing and birds as metaphor.
All My Birds by K.A. Teryna (translated by Alex Shvartsman) @alexshvartsman.bsky.social
The secret language of birds; Memories, loss, longing and birds as metaphor.
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
All My Birds by K.A. Teryna (translated by Alex Shvartsman) @alexshvartsman.bsky.social
The secret language of birds; Memories, loss, longing and birds as metaphor.
All My Birds by K.A. Teryna (translated by Alex Shvartsman) @alexshvartsman.bsky.social
The secret language of birds; Memories, loss, longing and birds as metaphor.
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
Threat Assessment by Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera @matthewkressel.net @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social
I tell you things, you tell me things...Quid pro quo. Yes or no?
—Hannibal Lecter
Psychoanalyzing a rogue AI on the moon. Who's the danger?
Threat Assessment by Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera @matthewkressel.net @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social
I tell you things, you tell me things...Quid pro quo. Yes or no?
—Hannibal Lecter
Psychoanalyzing a rogue AI on the moon. Who's the danger?
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
Threat Assessment by Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera @matthewkressel.net @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social
I tell you things, you tell me things...Quid pro quo. Yes or no?
—Hannibal Lecter
Psychoanalyzing a rogue AI on the moon. Who's the danger?
Threat Assessment by Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera @matthewkressel.net @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social
I tell you things, you tell me things...Quid pro quo. Yes or no?
—Hannibal Lecter
Psychoanalyzing a rogue AI on the moon. Who's the danger?
April showers bring May flowers…and the May/June Asimov’s. Follow along as I post short reviews of my favorite stories in the May/June 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
April 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
April showers bring May flowers…and the May/June Asimov’s. Follow along as I post short reviews of my favorite stories in the May/June 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
And a Little Garlic by #WilliamMagieri
Angling with garlic; a different type of talking fish story.
And a Little Garlic by #WilliamMagieri
Angling with garlic; a different type of talking fish story.
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
And a Little Garlic by #WilliamMagieri
Angling with garlic; a different type of talking fish story.
And a Little Garlic by #WilliamMagieri
Angling with garlic; a different type of talking fish story.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Antarctic Radio by #GuShi (translated by Andy Dudak) @andydudak.bsky.social
"Gooood morning Taishan Station!" - Talk radio tying together those struggling in the post-tipping point hothouse world.
Antarctic Radio by #GuShi (translated by Andy Dudak) @andydudak.bsky.social
"Gooood morning Taishan Station!" - Talk radio tying together those struggling in the post-tipping point hothouse world.
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Antarctic Radio by #GuShi (translated by Andy Dudak) @andydudak.bsky.social
"Gooood morning Taishan Station!" - Talk radio tying together those struggling in the post-tipping point hothouse world.
Antarctic Radio by #GuShi (translated by Andy Dudak) @andydudak.bsky.social
"Gooood morning Taishan Station!" - Talk radio tying together those struggling in the post-tipping point hothouse world.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social l #FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Strays by Scott William Carter @scottwilliamcarter.com
Chasing down errant missiles to protect planets with life; a husband-wife team face life or death decisions.
Pairs well with Dark Star (1974 d. J Carpenter).
Strays by Scott William Carter @scottwilliamcarter.com
Chasing down errant missiles to protect planets with life; a husband-wife team face life or death decisions.
Pairs well with Dark Star (1974 d. J Carpenter).
August 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social l #FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Strays by Scott William Carter @scottwilliamcarter.com
Chasing down errant missiles to protect planets with life; a husband-wife team face life or death decisions.
Pairs well with Dark Star (1974 d. J Carpenter).
Strays by Scott William Carter @scottwilliamcarter.com
Chasing down errant missiles to protect planets with life; a husband-wife team face life or death decisions.
Pairs well with Dark Star (1974 d. J Carpenter).
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Pirates of Highship by #StephenCase
A possible first contact…utilizing weather balloons, deep data diving and quantum computing.
Gas giant riders on the storm indeed!
Pirates of Highship by #StephenCase
A possible first contact…utilizing weather balloons, deep data diving and quantum computing.
Gas giant riders on the storm indeed!
June 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Pirates of Highship by #StephenCase
A possible first contact…utilizing weather balloons, deep data diving and quantum computing.
Gas giant riders on the storm indeed!
Pirates of Highship by #StephenCase
A possible first contact…utilizing weather balloons, deep data diving and quantum computing.
Gas giant riders on the storm indeed!
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
A Penrose Dirge by Chris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social
As heat death approaches, what song will be bequeathed to the next iteration of the universe?
A Penrose Dirge by Chris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social
As heat death approaches, what song will be bequeathed to the next iteration of the universe?
April 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
A Penrose Dirge by Chris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social
As heat death approaches, what song will be bequeathed to the next iteration of the universe?
A Penrose Dirge by Chris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social
As heat death approaches, what song will be bequeathed to the next iteration of the universe?
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Nov/Dec 2024 #Fantasy #SF
Wildest Skies by #SeanMonaghan
A interstellar Robinson Crusoe sort of mystery.
Which way to go, hunter-gatherer or high tech?
Wildest Skies by #SeanMonaghan
A interstellar Robinson Crusoe sort of mystery.
Which way to go, hunter-gatherer or high tech?
October 18, 2024 at 9:34 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Nov/Dec 2024 #Fantasy #SF
Wildest Skies by #SeanMonaghan
A interstellar Robinson Crusoe sort of mystery.
Which way to go, hunter-gatherer or high tech?
Wildest Skies by #SeanMonaghan
A interstellar Robinson Crusoe sort of mystery.
Which way to go, hunter-gatherer or high tech?
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Seventy-Eight Spoons by Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social
Attics can contain the most amazing things, especially for someone who is metaphorically “out of spoons” and doesn't realize it.
The Seventy-Eight Spoons by Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social
Attics can contain the most amazing things, especially for someone who is metaphorically “out of spoons” and doesn't realize it.
November 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#FandSF #FavoriteStories Summer 2025 #Fantasy #SF
The Seventy-Eight Spoons by Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social
Attics can contain the most amazing things, especially for someone who is metaphorically “out of spoons” and doesn't realize it.
The Seventy-Eight Spoons by Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social
Attics can contain the most amazing things, especially for someone who is metaphorically “out of spoons” and doesn't realize it.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Ecobomb by Alexander Jablokov @ajablokov.bsky.social
After 100 years of genetically softening up the Earth, aliens land. A wonderfully delicious piece of irony wrapped in a chocolatey biofilm coating.
Ecobomb by Alexander Jablokov @ajablokov.bsky.social
After 100 years of genetically softening up the Earth, aliens land. A wonderfully delicious piece of irony wrapped in a chocolatey biofilm coating.
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Ecobomb by Alexander Jablokov @ajablokov.bsky.social
After 100 years of genetically softening up the Earth, aliens land. A wonderfully delicious piece of irony wrapped in a chocolatey biofilm coating.
Ecobomb by Alexander Jablokov @ajablokov.bsky.social
After 100 years of genetically softening up the Earth, aliens land. A wonderfully delicious piece of irony wrapped in a chocolatey biofilm coating.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social
#FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Case of the Lost Busker by #DavidIraCleary
A cat PI in a quasi kitteh noir tries to find missing humans.
Hiss Me Deadly?
#FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Case of the Lost Busker by #DavidIraCleary
A cat PI in a quasi kitteh noir tries to find missing humans.
Hiss Me Deadly?
August 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social
#FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Case of the Lost Busker by #DavidIraCleary
A cat PI in a quasi kitteh noir tries to find missing humans.
Hiss Me Deadly?
#FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Case of the Lost Busker by #DavidIraCleary
A cat PI in a quasi kitteh noir tries to find missing humans.
Hiss Me Deadly?
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Oliana’s Skull by #RobertReed
Immortality vs. a short, sweet life with the possibility of a glorious afterlife. Or is there another option?
A Great Ship story.
Oliana’s Skull by #RobertReed
Immortality vs. a short, sweet life with the possibility of a glorious afterlife. Or is there another option?
A Great Ship story.
June 18, 2026 at 10:37 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Oliana’s Skull by #RobertReed
Immortality vs. a short, sweet life with the possibility of a glorious afterlife. Or is there another option?
A Great Ship story.
Oliana’s Skull by #RobertReed
Immortality vs. a short, sweet life with the possibility of a glorious afterlife. Or is there another option?
A Great Ship story.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
My Biggest Fan by Faith Merino @faithmerino.bsky.social
Two souls in communion: the tragic symmetry of a horrifying pas de deux; spiraling, spiraling, spiraling…
My Biggest Fan by Faith Merino @faithmerino.bsky.social
Two souls in communion: the tragic symmetry of a horrifying pas de deux; spiraling, spiraling, spiraling…
December 21, 2024 at 3:38 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jan/Feb 2025 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
My Biggest Fan by Faith Merino @faithmerino.bsky.social
Two souls in communion: the tragic symmetry of a horrifying pas de deux; spiraling, spiraling, spiraling…
My Biggest Fan by Faith Merino @faithmerino.bsky.social
Two souls in communion: the tragic symmetry of a horrifying pas de deux; spiraling, spiraling, spiraling…
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Language of Machines by Betsy Aoki @betsyaoki.bsky.social
Circumstances dictate that New Humans leave the embrace of their AI parents. Will they survive--and perhaps flower--as people?
The Language of Machines by Betsy Aoki @betsyaoki.bsky.social
Circumstances dictate that New Humans leave the embrace of their AI parents. Will they survive--and perhaps flower--as people?
April 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Language of Machines by Betsy Aoki @betsyaoki.bsky.social
Circumstances dictate that New Humans leave the embrace of their AI parents. Will they survive--and perhaps flower--as people?
The Language of Machines by Betsy Aoki @betsyaoki.bsky.social
Circumstances dictate that New Humans leave the embrace of their AI parents. Will they survive--and perhaps flower--as people?
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Invisible Bone by Stephanie Feldman @sbfeldman.bsky.social
Carrying a burden for someone you love is always difficult, but on New Year’s Eve especially so.
The Invisible Bone by Stephanie Feldman @sbfeldman.bsky.social
Carrying a burden for someone you love is always difficult, but on New Year’s Eve especially so.
August 19, 2026 at 10:12 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The Invisible Bone by Stephanie Feldman @sbfeldman.bsky.social
Carrying a burden for someone you love is always difficult, but on New Year’s Eve especially so.
The Invisible Bone by Stephanie Feldman @sbfeldman.bsky.social
Carrying a burden for someone you love is always difficult, but on New Year’s Eve especially so.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Nov/Dec 2024 #Fantasy #SF
Deep Space Has the Beat by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinette.bsky.social
Green high tech clubbing! Now, she just has to convince the VC Angel to invest.
Brought back memories of the bouncy floors at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.
Deep Space Has the Beat by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinette.bsky.social
Green high tech clubbing! Now, she just has to convince the VC Angel to invest.
Brought back memories of the bouncy floors at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.
October 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Nov/Dec 2024 #Fantasy #SF
Deep Space Has the Beat by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinette.bsky.social
Green high tech clubbing! Now, she just has to convince the VC Angel to invest.
Brought back memories of the bouncy floors at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.
Deep Space Has the Beat by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinette.bsky.social
Green high tech clubbing! Now, she just has to convince the VC Angel to invest.
Brought back memories of the bouncy floors at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Visiting Skins by Christopher Ruz & Rich Larson @ruzkin.bsky.social
If PKD wrote the screenplay to Picnic At Hanging Rock...
It’ll all work out at the end.
Visiting Skins by Christopher Ruz & Rich Larson @ruzkin.bsky.social
If PKD wrote the screenplay to Picnic At Hanging Rock...
It’ll all work out at the end.
August 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Sep/Oct 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
Visiting Skins by Christopher Ruz & Rich Larson @ruzkin.bsky.social
If PKD wrote the screenplay to Picnic At Hanging Rock...
It’ll all work out at the end.
Visiting Skins by Christopher Ruz & Rich Larson @ruzkin.bsky.social
If PKD wrote the screenplay to Picnic At Hanging Rock...
It’ll all work out at the end.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs
The Translation of the Sirens by Matthew De Abaitua @mdeabaitua.bsky.social
And the Sirens' song
Sweetly sucks me down
Into the ocean blue
I'll find my way back to you
-Schnier / Derhak / Garvey
Field recording can be dangerous.
The Translation of the Sirens by Matthew De Abaitua @mdeabaitua.bsky.social
And the Sirens' song
Sweetly sucks me down
Into the ocean blue
I'll find my way back to you
-Schnier / Derhak / Garvey
Field recording can be dangerous.
June 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Jul/Aug 2026 #Asimovs
The Translation of the Sirens by Matthew De Abaitua @mdeabaitua.bsky.social
And the Sirens' song
Sweetly sucks me down
Into the ocean blue
I'll find my way back to you
-Schnier / Derhak / Garvey
Field recording can be dangerous.
The Translation of the Sirens by Matthew De Abaitua @mdeabaitua.bsky.social
And the Sirens' song
Sweetly sucks me down
Into the ocean blue
I'll find my way back to you
-Schnier / Derhak / Garvey
Field recording can be dangerous.
Longer days for short stories. Follow along as I post short reviews of my favorite stories in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Longer days for short stories. Follow along as I post short reviews of my favorite stories in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF