A sentient ship has to make a harrowing decision.

“Never Eaten Vegetables” by H. H. Pak (2025) — 15,170 words (about 61 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #220, January 2025.

Beautifully written and read.

“The Pilgrim and the Angel” by E. Lily Yu (2023) — about 40 minutes to listen to

From LeVar Burton Reads, 27 November 2023.

This author’s debut short story is an incredibly effective use of second person.

“To Carry You Inside You” by Tia Tashiro (2023) — 7,330 words (about 30 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #206, November 2023.

“The CRISPR Cookbook (Chapter Two): A Guide to Biohacking Your Own Eggs into Weapons of Destruction, to Be Forcibly Implanted into One Patriarchist at a Time” by MKRNYILGLD (2023) — 1,999 words (about 8 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Lightspeed magazine issue #162, November 2023.

A fascinating approach to storytelling.

“A Review: The Reunion of the Survivors of Sigrún 7” by Lars Ahn (2023) — 1,466 words (about 6 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Lightspeed magazine issue #162, November 2023.

A story that upends gender norms.

“Timothy: An Oral History” by Michael Swanwick (2023) — 3,650 words (about 15 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #205, October 2023.

P.S. The author in yesterday‘s Daily Dose of Empathy has an interview in this month’s issue of Clarkesworld. You can read it in full here. If you like it, consider subscribing to support fantastic short fiction.

A humorous story about a family dealing with dementia.

“The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family” by Allison King (2023) — 3,975 (about 30 minutes to listen)

Published on LeVar Burton Reads 6 November 2023.

P.S. The author in has an interview in this month’s issue of Clarkesworld. You can read it in full here. If you like it, consider subscribing to support fantastic short fiction.

A tired father tells his precocious seven-year-old daughter a bedtime story about a quantum singularity in a man’s garden.

“The Hole in the Garden” by Gene Doucette (2023) — 4,353 words (about 18 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Lightspeed magazine issue #160, September 2023.

Transhumanism meets capitalism.

“Upgrade Day” by RJ Taylor (2023) — 2,030 words (about 9 minutes for the average reader)

Published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #204, September 2023.