> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.andrewliptak.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Table of Contents January 2026 - URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fantasy-short-stories-fiction-january-2026/ - Published: 2026-01-09T18:21:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-02T21:15:08.000Z - Description: A new crop of stories to start off the new year with! - Author: Andrew Liptak - Tags: Table of Contents, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror It's a new year, and that means that we have 12 months of stories to look forward to in 2026\. I don't have many resolutions, other than to read 52 books in 2026, but I am hoping to carve out more time to read more short stories. I used to read a lot more, and I've just fallen out of that habit. This column has helped me start that again, and I'll encourage you to do the same, and let me know in the comments what you've enjoyed reading. You can check out last month's installment [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fantasy-short-stories-fiction-december-2025/) – it's been newly updated with the stories that came out over the course of December, and you can check out prior installments of this column [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/tag/table-of-contents/). Okay, here are the short stories coming out this month: --- ## [*Analog Science Fact and Fiction*](https://analogsf.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (**January/February 2026** *Vol. XCVI No. 1 & 2*) Subscribe [here](https://analogsf.com/order-now/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "Sin Eaters" by Mark W. Tiedemann - "The Origami Man" by Doug Franklin - "Monkey Trap" by Geoffrey Hart - "Salary Man" by Matt Mchugh - "You Who Sought The Stars’ Distant Light" by Stewart C. Baker - "Artificial Cupidity" by Hayden Trenholm - "Still Cold, Still Losing Air" by Sean Monaghan - "A Goodbye At The End Of The Universe" by Ian Baaske - "Silver Hands" by E.l. Mellor - "Unsung" by Derrick Boden - "A Future Full Of Glaciers" by Peter Medeiros - "Flag Lamp" by Jonathan Olfert - "Recognition, Memory" by Benjamin C. Kinney - "Jack Cade’s Rebellion" by Philip Brian Hall - "A Chatbot’s Guide To Self-respect" by Jo Miles - "Like Father, Like Son" by Theodora Sutcliffe - "And She Is Content" by Frank Ward - "Linka’s Out" by Rich Larson - "Iron Star Swing" by Kate Orman - "Jiggity Jog" by Don Mark Baldridge ### Poetry - "Escape Pod" by S.l. Johnson - The Bones They Left" by Shanley Poole ### Nonfiction - Editorial: The State Of The Union by Trevor Quachri - Nor Any Drop To Drink by Kevin Walsh - The War, Astounding, And Campbell by Edward M. Wysocki - Me-n-you-genics by Howard V. Hendrix - In Times To Come - The Alternate View by John G. Cramer - In Memorian: J.t. Sharrah by Emily Hockaday - In Memorian: Bruce Boston by Emily Hockaday - Unknowns: Time Lapse by Todd Mcclary, Edited By Alec Nevala-lee - The Reference Library by Sean Cw Korsgaard - Brass Tacks --- ## [*Asimov's Science Fiction*](https://asimovs.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (**January/February 2026** *Vol. 50 Nos. 1 & 2*) Subscribe [here](https://asimovs.com/order-now/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "The Lady in Camo" by John Richard Trtek - "Ecobomb" by Alexander Jablokov - "Stay" by William Preston - "The Tourist" by R.T. Ester - "As Long as We’re Still Here, We Might as Well Dance" by Adam-Troy Castro - "The Greenway" by Susan Palwick - "The Man with the Ruined Hand" by Sean Monaghan - Replacement Theory" by Jack Skillingstead - The Imaginative Youngster’s Handbook to UFOs" by Will Ludwigsen - All My Birds" by K.A. Teryna (translated by Alex Shvartsman) - The Moribund" by Lavie Tidhar - And We Shall Find Rest" by James Sallis ### Poetry - "Monster" by Megan Branning - "The Freetown Bar and Bookstore" by M.C. Childs - "Thirty-Six Views of the Milky Way" by Connor Yeck - "Closing Time" by Brian U. Garrison - "Humans Make Anything Their Pets" by Dawn Vogel ### Nonfiction - Editorial: WorldCon Extravaganza by Sheila Williams - Reflections: The Multiplicity of Mermaids by Robert Silverberg - On the Net: Welcome to Just Okay by James Patrick Kelly - Thought Experiment: Bradbury and Truffaut’s Empathy in Fahrenheit 451 by Kelly Lagor - Asimov’s Readers’ Award Ballot - On Books by Kelly Jennings --- ## [*Beneath Ceaseless Skies*](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026, Issues 448 and 449) Subscribe [here](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/subscribe/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The Stone’s Choice](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-stones-choice/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Anaea Lay - "[Sing](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/sing/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jules Bly - "[Strike First And Then Give Tongue](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/strike-first-and-then-give-tongue/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja - "[The Great King’s Lost Bride](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-great-kings-lost-bride/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by R.K. Duncan - "[The Lingering Weight of Estrian Steel](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-lingering-weight-of-estrian-steel/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Rajan Khanna --- ## [*Clarkesworld Magazine*](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com)(January 2026, Issue 232) Subscribe [here](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/donate/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - '[The Stars You Can't See by Looking Directly](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Samantha Murray - "[Down We Go Gently](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clark%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by M. L. Clark - "[Donor Unknown](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murphy%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Nika Murphy - "[Je Ne Regrette Rien](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kelly%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by James Patrick Kelly - "[Tomorrow's Beautiful Dream](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ju%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Ju Chu, translated by Carmen Yiling Yan - "[The Desolate Order of the Head in the Water](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by A. W. Prihandita - "[Space is Deep](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chambers%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Seth Chambers ### Nonfiction - [Destination: The Asteroid Belt](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/liptak%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Andrew Liptak - [Extraordinary Things: A Conversation with Nicola Griffith](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/griffith%5Finterview%5F2026?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Arley Sorg - [Indomitable Persistence: A Conversation with Alastair Reynolds](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/reynolds%5Finterview%5F2026?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Arley Sorg - [Editor's Desk: 2025 in Review](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke%5F01%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Neil Clarke --- ## [*The Dark*](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026, Issue 128) Subscribe [here](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/support-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The (Mis)Fortunes of Saint Ilia’s School for Gifted Girls, In No Particular Order](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-misfortunes-of-saint-ilias-school-for-gifted-girls-in-no-particular-order/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" byCatherine Tavares - "[Three on a Match](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/three-on-a-match/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" byJoanne Anderton - "[Rehearsals for the End](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/rehearsals-for-the-end/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" bySteve Rasnic Tem - "[The Earth Inside Us](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-earth-inside-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" byAbigail Kemske --- ## [*Dark Horses Magazine*](https://darkhorsesmagazine.mystrikingly.com/?ref=transfer-orbit.ghost.io) (January 2026, No. 48) ### Fiction - "Dr. Potato Head" by Jd Hoggatt - "Breakthrough" by Jenn Ellis - "Three Day Drunk" by Todd Reissmann - "Reigndeer" by Wayne Kyle Spitzer - "Knock, Knock" by George Larson - "The Good, The Bad, And The Digital" by Bud Pharo - "The Spiritual Apocalypse Of Horatio Murdoch" by Michael Mcstay - "The Shadowlands" by Cy Hill - "Wolves In The Wilderness" by Eric J. Juneau - "Watchdog" by Jaryd Porter --- ## [*The Deadlands*](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Winter 2026, Issue 41) Subscribe [here](https://psychopomp.com/grave-goods/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[bark!](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-41/bark/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Charlotte Suttee - "[The Skull of Francisco Xalbec](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-41/the-skull-of-francisco-xalbec/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Alan M. Fisher - "[The Self-Made Women’s Circle](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-41/the-self-made-womens-circle/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Marisca Pichette --- ## [*Fiyah: Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction*](https://fiyahlitmag.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Winter 2026, Issue 37) Subscribe [here](https://fiyahlitmag.com/support-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "The Things We Bury in Each Other" by Timothy Ngome - "Legion" by Karama Neal - "Rather be the Devil" " by Jordan Alexander - "The Sobolo Prophet" by Irene W Collins - "Into the Briarpatch" " by Ella N’Diaye ### Poetry - "my maker is a Black man" by Donnie Moreland - "Notes From A Death Star Rec Room" by upfromsumdirt - "Mother of Synthetic Seas" by Aishatu Ado --- ## [*Flash Fiction Online*](https://www.flashfictiononline.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026, Issue 146) Donate [here](https://weightlessbooks.com/flash-fiction-online-12-month-subscription/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[What to buy your husband of thirty seven-years for his birthday](https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/what-to-buy-your-husband-of-thirty-seven-years-for-his-birthday/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jay McKenzie ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: The Best We Can Hope For](https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/editorial-the-best-we-can-hope-for/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Ai Jiang --- ## [Future Tense Fiction](https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026) ### Fiction - "[Deficiency Agent](https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/fiction-deficiency-agent-liptak/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Andrew Liptak ### Nonfiction - [The Algorithmic Fog of War](https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/ai-combat-black-box-rondeaux/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Candace Rondeaux --- ## [*GigaNotoSaurus*](https://giganotosaurus.org/?ref=andrewliptak.com)(January 2026) ### Fiction - "[The Last God of Talam Dor](https://giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/the-last-god-of-talam-dor/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by M.R. Robinson --- ## [*Kaleidotrope*](https://kaleidotrope.net/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026) Subscribe [here](https://kaleidotrope.net/supporters/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - “[Confessions of the Little Seer](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/confessions-of-the-little-seer-by-emily-linstrom/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Emily Linstrom - “[Water Softener People](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/water-softener-people-by-ec-dorgan/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by EC Dorgan - “[Bearing the Good Fruit](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/bearing-the-good-fruit-by-r-k-duncan/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by R.K. Duncan - “[More Than Feathers](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/more-than-feathers-by-phoebe-barton/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Phoebe Barton - “[Take Flight](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/take-flight-by-dan-peacock/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Dan Peacock - “[Magie Vol, Ogies Toe](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/magie-vol-ogies-toe-by-cl-hellisen/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by CL Hellisen - “[Full Fathom Five](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/full-fathom-five-by-gwendolyn-maia-hicks/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Gwendolyn Maia Hicks - “[Anything Not Impossible](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/anything-not-impossible-by-jayde-holmes/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Jayde Holmes - “[Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/rewilding-the-many-tethered-winds-by-allison-mulder/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Allison Mulder - “[You Visit a Witch](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/you-visit-a-witch-by-jay-kang-romanus/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Jay Kang Romanus - “[The Savior of the Three Lands](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/the-savior-of-the-three-lands-by-k-m-veohongs/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by K.M. Veohongs - “[The Mixling Mare](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/the-mixling-mare-by-anneke-schwob/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Anneke Schwob ### Poetry - "[Demons in Glass](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/demons-in-glass-by-jennifer-crow/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jennifer Crow - [the visitor](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/the-visitor-by-marisca-pichette/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" [by Marisca Pichette](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/the-visitor-by-marisca-pichette/?ref=andrewliptak.com) - "[From Water](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/from-water-by-michelle-koubek/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Michelle Koubek - "[It Could Worm Inside Your Ear](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/it-could-worm-inside-your-ear-by-akis-linardos/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Akis Linardos - "[The Palms that Tear Through Human Thought](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/the-palms-that-tear-through-human-thought-by-daniel-ausema/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Daniel Ausema - "[Face to face](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/face-to-face-by-brian-hugenbruch/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Brian Hugenbruch - "[Dali Dancing](https://kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/dali-dancing-by-gretchen-tessmer/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Gretchen Tessmer --- ## [*khōréō*](https://www.khoreomag.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (December 2025, Volume 5, Issue 4) Subscribe [here](https://www.khoreomag.com/donate/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The Trick to Taking Over the World](https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-trick-to-taking-over-the-world/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by K. Lynn Harrison - "[The North](https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-north/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Subodhana Wijeyeratne - "[Her Right Arm](https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/her-right-arm/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Natalia Theodoridou - "[Skin and Hide](https://www.khoreomag.com/translation/skin-and-hide/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Anita Moskát - "[The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire](https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-body-is-a-cage-opened-only-by-fire/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by J.A.W. McCarthy --- ## [*Lightspeed Magazine*](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Issue 188, January 2026) Subscribe [here](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/store/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Mother’s Hip](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/mothers-hip/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff - "[Choose Your Own Damnation](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/choose-your-own-damnation/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Kehkashan Khalid - "[Bots All the Way Down](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/bots-all-the-way-down/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Effie Seiberg (1/15) - "[Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/where-the-chicken-footed-dwell/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Marisca Pichette (1/15) - "[Hunter, Hunter](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/hunter-hunter/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (1/22) - "[Academic Neutrality](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/academic-neutrality/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by M.R. Robinson (1/22) - "[A Brief Public Announcement](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-brief-public-announcement/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Eli Brown (1/29) - "[The Moving Finger](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-moving-finger/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Adam-Troy Castro (1/29) ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: January 2026](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/editorial-january-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by John Joseph Adams - [Author Spotlight: Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-corey-jae-white-and-maddison-stoff/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by [Phoebe Barton](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/authors/phoebe-barton/?ref=andrewliptak.com) - [Author Spotlight: Effie Seiberg](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-effie-seiberg/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Robin Jeffrey (1/15) - [Author Spotlight: Marisca Pichette](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-marisca-pichette/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Erik Grove (1/15) - [Book Review: *Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms* by Darcie Little Badger, Stacie Shannon Denetsosie, and Kinsale Drake, eds](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-review-beyond-the-glittering-world-an-anthology-of-indigenous-feminisms-and-futurisms-by-darcie-little-badger-stacie-shannon-denetsosie-and-kinsale-drake-eds/?ref=andrewliptak.com). by Arley Sorg (1/15) - [Author Spotlight: Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-oluwatomiwa-ajeigbe-5/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by A Humphrey Lanham (1/22) - [Book Review: *An Arcane Inheritance* by Kamilah Cole](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-review-an-arcane-inheritance-by-kamilah-cole/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Melissa A Watkins (1/22) - [Book Review: *Strange Animals* by Jarod K. Anderson](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-review-strange-animals-by-jarod-k-anderson/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Chris Kluwe (1/29) --- ## [*Luna Station Quarterly*](https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026, Issue 065) Support [here](https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/support-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "The End of the World, Simon et al." by T. L. Xue - "Ghost Story" by Feby Idrus - "Squilla of the Flower Moon" by M. McNamara - "Private Cabin, Ocean View" by Jane Campbell - "Laisha" by Amantia Menalla - "Stevie" by Bendix Ross - "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" by Sylvie Althoff - "The Disparity of Confidence" by Emmie Christie - "Heart's Desire" by K.M. Reed - "Eva" by Ashley Burnett - "Are We There Yet?" by Allison Mulder - "The Sleeper in the Crypt" by Tiffany Tang - "Brighton" by J. Nathan - "The Bride and Her Thief" by Safiya Cherfi - "Warp and Weft Rising" by Pauline Barmby - "Dance It Trippingly" by Sadie Leewood --- ## [*Nature Futures*](https://www.nature.com/nature/articles?type=futures&ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026) ### Fiction - "[A troubleshooting guide to your flat-pack planet](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04028-x?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Arthur H. Manners - "[Beneath acid skies](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04030-3?ref=andrewliptak.com) " by João Guilherme Bochnia Küster - "[The rich stopped buying yachts the year time went on sale](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03605-4?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Sara E. Pour - "[The unfortunate embossing of Subsector XZ-74](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00126-6?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Chao Liu - "[Eviction notice](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00138-2?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Celso Antonio de Almeida --- ## [*Nightmare Magazine*](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Issue 160, January 2026) Subscribe [here](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/store/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The Tailors](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-tailors/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by Kurt Fawver - "[Dregs](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/dregs/?ref=andrewliptak.com)"by R. Diego Martinez (1/14) - "[Jennifer’s Daughter](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/jennifers-daughter/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Sara S. Messenger (1/21) - "[At the Sight of My Grave, I Stumble](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/poetry/at-the-sight-of-my-grave-i-stumble/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by April Elaine Carson (1/28) ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: January 2026](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/editorial-january-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Wendy N. Wagner - [Author Spotlight: Kurt Fawver](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-kurt-fawver-3/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by Kevin Figueroa Quiñones - [The H Word: The Merry Macabre of the Renaissance Faire](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/the-h-word-the-merry-macabre-of-the-renaissance-faire/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Barbara Barnett (1/14) - [Author Spotlight: Sara S. Messenger](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-sara-s-messenger/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Clay Vermulm (1/21) - [Interview: Johnny Compton](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/interview-johnny-compton/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Alex Puncekar (1/28) --- ## [*Reactor*](https://reactormag.com/fictions/original-fiction/?ref=andrewliptak.com)(January 2026) ### Fiction - "[Joiner and Rust](https://reactormag.com/joiner-and-rust-lavie-tidhar/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Lavie Tidhar - "[Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation by K. N. Sirsi and Sandra Botkin](https://reactormag.com/congenital-agenesis-cameron-reed/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Cameron Reed --- ## [*Small Wonders Magazine*](https://smallwondersmag.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Issue 31, January 2026) Donate [here](https://smallwonders.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/e180f9a3-2123-4cf2-a934-0457f6fc4cd7?embed=1&logo=0&ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Speaking for Those With Obsidian Tongues](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/speaking-for-those-with-obsidian-tongues/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Wendy Nikel - “[As You Were](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/as-you-were/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Adrian Ward - “[Take Root](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/take-root/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Guan Un - “[The Metabolism of Grief](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-metabolism-of-grief/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Elitsa Dermendzhiyska - “[The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-sauce-packet-king-of-the-west-hills/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Katherine Quevedo ### Poetry - “[Wolves](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/wolves/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Julia Rios - “[A Keeper of Kingdoms](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/a-keeper-of-kingdoms/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Michelle Koubek - “[Half of a green fall](https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/half-of-a-green-fall/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Eva Papasoulioti --- ## [*Strange Horizons*](http://strangehorizons.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026) Donate [here](http://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/donate/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The Song of a Non-Human Intelligence](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/the-song-of-a-non-human-intelligence/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Mical Garcia - "[Fingerprints on Glass and Clay](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/fingerprints-on-glass-and-clay/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Fernanda Coutinho Teixeira ### Poetry - "[Blurbs for forthcoming genre poetry books](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/blurbs-for-forthcoming-genre-poetry-books/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by David Clink and Troy Harkin - "[The History of the Playa Michigan Lake Mining Company](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/the-history-of-the-playa-michigan-lake-mining-company/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Steve Wheat - "[Creature With the Ticking Heart](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/creature-with-the-ticking-heart/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Nico Martinez Nocito - "[Questions I Could Not Ask the Giant in Her Presence](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/questions-i-could-not-ask-the-giant-in-her-presence/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by R. C. Sherbrooke - "[Chang’e in Exile](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/change-in-exile/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Allison Zhang - "[Priestess IV](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/priestess-iv/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Akua Lezli Hope ### Nonfiction - [Feminist Futurism Versus Project 2025: An Empowering Speculative Salon](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/feminist-futurism-versus-project-2025-an-empowering-speculative-salon/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Ada Palmer, Charlie Jane Anders, Andrea Hairston, Annalee Newitz, and Isis Asare ### Reviews - Monday: [2025 In Review: Part One](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/2025-in-review-part-one/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by our reviewers - Wednesday: [2025 In Review: Part Two](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/2025-in-review-part-two/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by our reviewers - Friday: [2025 In Review: Part Three ](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/2025-in-review-part-three/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by our reviewers - Monday: [Syncopation by Whitney French](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/syncopation-by-whitney-french/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Paul Kincaid - Wednesday: [We Will Rise Again edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/we-will-rise-again-edited-by-karen-lord-annalee-newitz-and-malka-older/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Alex Kingsley - Friday: [An Instruction in Shadow by Benedict Jacka](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/an-instruction-in-shadow-by-benedict-jacka/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Eric Primm - Monday: [Daedalus is Dead by Seamus Sullivan](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/daedalus-is-dead-by-seamus-sullivan/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Sneha Pathak - Wednesday: [Predators, Reapers, and Deadlier Creatures by Matthew James Jones](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/predators-reapers-and-deadlier-creatures-by-matthew-james-jones/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by James K. Moran - Friday: [Dear Stupid Penpal by Rascal Hartley](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/dear-stupid-penpal-by-rascal-hartley/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Nataliia Sova --- ## [*The Sunday Morning Transport*](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (January 2026) ### Fiction - “‘[Brokeheart’ GPT” or “A Superintelligent Being Reads Pat Rosal](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/brokeheart-gpt-or-a-superintelligent?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Micaiah Johnson - "[Donuts from the Daydream Network](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/donuts-from-the-daydream-network?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Julia Vee - "[Slake](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/slake?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Victor Manibo - "[The Final Voyage of the Ouranos](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/the-final-voyage-of-the-ouranos?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Marie Brennan --- ## [*Uncanny Magazine*](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Issue 68, January / February 2026) Subscribe [here](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/support-uncanny/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Be My Horse, Ride the Cowboy](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/be-my-horse-ride-the-cowboy/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Christopher Caldwell - "[Girl Stuff](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/girl-stuff/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Claire Humphrey - "[The Doorkeepers](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-doorkeepers/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by A. T. Greenblatt - "[I Met You on the Train](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-met-you-on-the-train/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by J.R. Dawson ### Poetry - "[No Kings / No Soldiers](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/no-kings-no-soldiers/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by A.M. Tuomala - "[An underground butterfly](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/an-underground-butterfly/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga ### Nonfiction - [The *Uncanny* Valley](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-uncanny-valley-63/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Michael Damian Thomas - [Interview: Christopher Caldwell](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/interview-christopher-caldwell-3/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Caroline M. Yoachim - [*Uncanny* Interview with Marie Brennan](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/uncanny-interview-with-marie-brennan/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Betsy Aoki and Marie Brennan - [These Stories Teach Us How to Fight](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/these-stories-teach-us-how-to-fight/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Dawn Xiana Moon --- Remember to check back at the end of the month for updates as new stories come online, and to let me know in the comments what caught your eye!