A touching story of love and family.

“She Blooms and the World is Changed” by Izzy Wasserstein (2023) — 2,337 words (about 10 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Lightspeed magazine issue #156, May 2023.

A woman remembers what happened years ago when a former colleague tries to force her back to her old life.

“The Spoil Heap” by Fiona Moore (2023) — 6,640 words (about 26 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #198, March 2023.

A chronically ill woman learns at the same time something about the labor under her command on a moon and about her father.

“An Ode to Stardust” by R.P. Sand (2023) — 14,616 words (about 59 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #197, February 2023.

A Jesuit enclave on the moon discovers something that could shake the earth and the church.

“The Father Provincial of Mare Imbrium” by E. Lily Yu (2023) — 3,545 words (about 15 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Uncanny magazine issue #50, January 2023.

“Primitive” depends on your perspective.

“Learning Letters” by Carrie Vaughn (2023) — 4,384 words (about 18 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Lightspeed magazine issue #153, February 2023.

An interesting take on post-mortem photography

“Pinocchio Photography” by Angela Liu (2023) — 6,450 words (about 26 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #198, March 2023.

This is sort of a companion piece or response to the classic Ursula K. Le Guin story “The Ones Who Walk Away form Omelas“.

“The Ones Who Stay and Fight” by N.K. Jemisin (2020) — 3,829 words (about 16 minutes for the average reader)

Originally published in Lightspeed magazine issue #116, January 2020.