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.
Upgrade Day by RJ Taylor
Tag: Your Daily Dose of Empathy
Death Is Better by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe
A young slave and his sister attempt to escape enslavement but a giant robot stands in their way.
“Death Is Better” by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (2023) — 1,471 words (about 6 minutes for the average reader)
Published in Lightspeed magazine issue #158, July 2023.
Death and Redemption, Somewhere Near Tuba City by Lou J. Berger
Terminal illness, sentient trucks, and bounty hunters.
“Death and Redemption, Somewhere Near Tuba City” by Lou J. Berger (2023) — 5,470 words (about 22 minutes for the average reader)
First published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #202, July 2023.
This Is Not a Wardrobe Door by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
A wonderful story of empowerment!
“This Is Not a Wardrobe Door” by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (2023) — 1,772 words (about 14 minutes to listen to)
Listened to on PodCastle podcast, 4 July 2023.
The Unveiling by Christopher Rowe
A great story of the truth behind a revolutionary group’s founding myth.
“The Unveiling” by Christopher Rowe (2023) — 4,500 words (about 30 minutes to listen)
I first heard it on StarshipSofa podcast, published 28 June 2023.
In the Stacks by Scott Lynch
Magic students run their fifth-year exams by returning books to the magical library which is alive and dangerous and, as it turns out, a deadly tempation.
“In the Stacks” by Scott Lynch (2023) — 13,500 words (about 2 hours listening)
I first heard this on the PodCastle podcast, published 20 June 2023.
Vast and Trunkless Legs of Stone by Carrie Vaughn
A single person is chosen for a one-on-one meeting with an alien civilization.
“Vast and Trunkless Legs of Stone” by Carrie Vaughn (2023) — 5,570 words (about 22 minutes for the average reader)
Published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #201, June 2023.
And All the Fields Below by Sarah Grey
The love and loyalty of dogs never end.
“And All the Fields Below” by Sarah Grey (2023) — 2,625 words (about 11 minutes for the average reader)
Published in Lightspeed magazine issue #157, June 2023.
Wanderlust by LP Kindred
A young writer and teacher has a fling with a buff, mysterious man who keeps showing up at his door every night with groceries.
“Wanderlust” by LP Kindred (2023) — 3,788 words (about 16 minutes for the average reader)
I first heard it on Escape Pod, published 1 June 2023.
(emet) by Lauren Ring
A female programmer who can create golems uses them to thwart the very software she develops at work.
(emet) by Lauren Ring (2023) — 7,470 words (about 30 minutes for the average reader)
I first heard it on PodCastle, published 30 May 2023.