The Year Without Sunshine
During one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civil...
View ArticleInterview: Jeffrey Ford
Jeffrey Ford is the author of the novels The Physiognomy, Memoranda, The Beyond, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, The Girl in the Glass, The Cosmology of the Wider World, The Shadow Year, The Twilight...
View ArticleThank You, Patreon Supporters!
Uncanny Magazine would like to thank the following people for supporting us on Patreon. This magazine would not be possible without their support. Space Unicorn Ranger Corps RECRUITS Jens Polikeit,...
View ArticleUncanny Magazine Podcast 55A
Welcome to Episode 55A of the award-winning Uncanny Magazine Podcast! In Episode 55A you will hear: Introduction: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas Short Story: “The Year Without Sunshine” by...
View ArticleNot Cricket
Content note: implied mass death On discharge, the hospital issues you a shining smartwatch— it ticks differently to wall clocks. The adults say not to worry, but a manikkūdu is a time cage and yours...
View ArticleUncanny Magazine 2023 Award Eligibility
It’s the time of year when people post their year-in-reviews to remind voters for the different SF/F awards what’s out there that they might have missed, and (especially for the Hugo Awards and Nebula...
View ArticleThe Telling Silence of A Ghost Story for Christmas
M. R. James (1862-1936) is the writer of ghost stories, both the acceptable literary standard-bearer for them and actually pretty bloody radical. In his youth, James saw an inexplicably horrible face...
View ArticleEnd of Play
All of this is true as much as anything can be true. It’s the closest thing to autobiography as I will ever get. The ghosts are real. The rest. Well. Imagine you are in a theatre. It’s opening night...
View ArticleFerry to the Island of Ghosts
In a blue cabin on the water, the old woman lies across three cushioned seats, her arms wrapped together like a hagfish knotting itself together before ripping flesh from whalefall She’s dreaming. It...
View ArticleHow to Haunt a Northern Lake
1. Do not assume this lake is suitable for haunting. Ask yourself: is it murky with life? Choked with algae? Are there bluegill? Whitefish? Midges? Are Pleistocene spirits already inhabiting these...
View ArticleSweat and Skin
When my gay Southern Gothic novel Summer Sons came out way back in 2021, I entertained myself by collecting phrases folks used to describe its particular ambiance. The vibes, if you will. My favorites...
View ArticleWe’re Looking for the Best
1. It’s that kind of a moment. Like I’m existing in a sort of in-between space. It’s just a sliver of a moment. A nanosecond. You’re standing on an overpass and thinking about all the wrong turns that...
View ArticleA Piece of the Continent
Ollie’s and my plan was simple enough: we were going to drive our grandfathers’ ashes to Alaska. Theirs had been stationed there for Cold War reasons Ollie never fully understood, and mine had always...
View ArticleUncanny Magazine Podcast 55B
Welcome to Episode 55B of the award-winning Uncanny Magazine Podcast! In Episode 55B you will hear: Introduction: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas Short Story: “We’re Looking for the Best” by...
View ArticleInterview: Marissa Lingen
Marissa Lingen is among the top science fiction and fantasy writers in the world who were named after fruit. She has many opinions on Moomintrolls. She has been known to cross international borders in...
View ArticleCover Reveal for The Runes of Engagement by Dave Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell!!
Want to see something wonderful, Space Unicorns? Our friends at Tachyon Publications have a special treat for you that we can now share. The Runes of Engagement by Dave Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell...
View ArticleUncanny Magazine Issue 56 Cover and Table of Contents!
Coming January 2, the 56th issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!! All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release. The free online content will be released...
View ArticleUncanny Magazine Podcast 56A
Welcome to Episode 56A of the award-winning Uncanny Magazine Podcast! In Episode 56A you will hear: Introduction: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas Short Story: “Marginalia” by Mary Robinette...
View ArticleInterview: Jordan Taylor
Jordan Taylor’s short fiction has recently appeared in Uncanny and The Deadlands, and was nominated for a 2021 World Fantasy Award. Though she’s lived in cities on both US coasts, she currently resides...
View ArticleDo Houses Dream of Scraping the Sky?
If it was the first time I saw a house mourning? No, my dear. Not at all. Yet, it broke my heart to enter House and hear her parquet floor moaning, see the toilet sink weeping, feel her foundations...
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