> ## 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, July 2026 - URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/table-of-contents-scifi-fantasy-horror-short-fiction-july-2026/ - Published: 2026-07-02T18:14:17.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-01T16:18:43.000Z - Description: Summer readin' - Author: Andrew Liptak - Tags: Table of Contents, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror We're somehow over the halfway point of the year, and with it comes a new batch of short SF/F fiction. Something I didn't anticipate when I launched this column back in May 2025 was how dynamic it's been: I've steadily added a handful of magazines as I've come across them, and the list gets bigger and bigger each month. You can check out last month's (newly updated!) installment [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/table-of-contents-scifi-fantasy-horror-short-fiction-june-2026/), and the prior installments [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/tag/table-of-contents/). There's a wealth of short fiction out there, and if you find a story that you like, or a publication that calls to you: help them out. Subscribe, buy an issue, post about it on social media and encourage your friends and followers to check it out. Here are the short stories coming out this month: --- ## [*Amazing Stories*](https://amazingstories.com/free-stories/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026) ### Fiction - "[The Golden Keyboard Award](https://amazingstories.com/2026/07/the-golden-keyboard-award-by-patrick-gower-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Patrick Gower - "[Who Killed the Superhero Xuannu](https://amazingstories.com/2026/07/who-killed-the-superhero-xuannu-by-zhu-yixuan-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Zhu Yixuan - "[Barratry](https://amazingstories.com/2026/07/barratry-by-timothy-quinn-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Timothy Quinn - "[Software Glitch](https://amazingstories.com/2026/07/software-glitch-by-mary-jo-rabe-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Mary Jo Rabe --- ## [*Analog Science Fact and Fiction*](https://analogsf.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July/August 2026 *Vol. XCVI No. 7 & 8*) Subscribe [here](https://analogsf.com/order-now/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "Red Ships" by Tom R. Pike - "Go Forth And Multiply" by Meg Elison - "Casual Brutality" by Michael T. Kuester - "Dead God’s Algorithm" by Auston Habershaw - "The Inheritance" by Alyssa Abigail Aquino - "Conversations With Callie, Or The Synthesis Of Disdain And Love" by Lettie Prell - "The Elegant Test" by David Horn - "Variables In The Drake Equation" by William Preston - "Sightseers" by Nikolai Lofving Hersfeldt - "Disaster Relief" by Jennifer R. Povey - "And Her Bones Made The Hills" by Mel Hubahib Loja - "Falling" by Jen Downes - "The Eemian" by J.A. Schultz - "Churn" by Andrew Dana Hudson - "The End Of The Line" by William Paul Jones - "A Sky For The End Of The World" by Gregor Hartmann - "Along the Farthest Shore" by Robert Frazier - "Hope is an Illogical Concept" by Fiona Perry ### Nonfiction - When a Greenhouse Goes Wild by Kevin Walsh - Guest Editorial: As Above, So Below—and Closer Than They Appear by Howard V. Hendrix - Unknowns, a Slice of Pi by Alec Nevala-lee - Alternate View by John G. Cramer - In Times to Come - The Reference Library by Rosemary Claire Smith - Brass Tacks --- ## [*Asimov's Science Fiction*](https://asimovs.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July/August 2026 *Vol. 50 Nos. 7 & 8*) Subscribe [here](https://asimovs.com/order-now/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "A Flame in the Dark" by Sam W. Pisciotta - "Better the Devil You Know" by Allen M. Steele - "Roma Delenda Est" by Alan Smale - "Oliana’s Skull" by Robert Reed - "Gumchew" by Zack Be - "Last Train to Gertrude Stein" by Sandra McDonald - "Brother Adalbert’s Last Shift" by Karol Lagodzki - "Seeking" by Gregory Marlow - "The Translation of the Sirens" by Matthew De Abaitua - "The Hydrological Cycle of Souls" by Minister Faust - "The Cosmic Knot" by Geoffrey A. Landis - "Ghazal" by Joshua Gage - "The Mussel Shell" by Marianne Hoffard - "Someday We’ll Look Back on This and Laugh" by Marissa Lingen - "So This Is The Middle Kingdom" by Mary Soon Lee ### Nonfiction - Editorial: The 2026 Must Read Books Award by Emily Hockaday - Reflections: One Thing Happens by Robert Silverberg - On the Net: Worldwide Editors by James Patrick Kelly - On Books by Paul Di Filippo --- ## [*Aurealis*](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, #191) Subscribe [here](https://aurealis.com.au/product-category/subscriptions/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[The New Thirty](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#thenewthirty)" by Anne Aulsebrook - "[Crow](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#crow)" by Kit Holmes - "[A Good Age to Go](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#agoodagetogo) by Adam Porkolab ### Nonfiction - From the Cloud by Dirk Strasser - [The Reciprocal Relationship between AI and Pop Culture in the 20th Century](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#thereciprocalrelationshipbetweenaiandpopcultureinthe20thcentury) by Lynne Lumsden Green - [](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com)[Interview with Travis Baldree](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#interviewwithtravisbaldree) by Trevor Howis - [](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com)[Paying for Impossibility—the Trade-off in Science Fiction](https://aurealis.com.au/?ref=andrewliptak.com#payingforimpossibilitythetradeoffinsciencefiction) by Matthew Harrison --- ## [*Baffling Magazine*](https://www.bafflingmag.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026) Support [here](https://www.patreon.com/neonhemlock?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Strike The Sun](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/strike-the-sun?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Rhiannon Rasmussen - "[Download.exe](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/downloadexe?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Christian M. Ivey - "[Origami Ex Machina](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/origami-ex-machina?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Kel E Lyle - "[Coruscate’s Ironclad](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/coruscates-ironclad?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Rem Wigmore - "[The Kaiju Grows Orchids Where It Bleeds](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/the-kaiju-grows-orchids-where-it-bleeds?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Sabyasachi Roy - "[Limbic Blues](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/limbic-blues?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Conrad Loyer - "[The Reykjavik Disaster](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/the-reykjavik-disaster?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jay Kang Romanus - "[Pilgrim](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/pilgrim?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jason Schembri - "[Toccata and Fugue in Canis Minor](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/toccata-and-fugue-in-canis-minor?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jeoi Gawain Lin ### Nonfiction - [Editorial](https://www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty-four/editorial?ref=andrewliptak.com) by D. A. Vorobyov --- ## [*Beneath Ceaseless Skies*](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, Issues #461 and #462) Subscribe [here](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/subscribe/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[They Rob the Hybla Bees](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/they-rob-the-hybla-bees/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Louis Morris - "[The Teahouse](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-teahouse/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Prashanth Srivatsa - "[Boiled Bones and Black Eggs](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/boiled-bones-and-black-eggs/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Nghi Vo - "[Dreams in Burnished Silver](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/dreams-in-burnished-silver/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Christine Hanolsy - "[We Are All Strange Ones Here](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/we-are-all-strange-ones-here/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Sally Sultzman - "[The City of Tears](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-city-of-tears/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Molly Tanzer --- ## [*Clarkesworld Magazine*](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com)(July 2026, Issue #238) Subscribe [here](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/donate/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - [The Life and Times of the Extraterrestrial Potoo](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/khan%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by K. J. Khan - "[Cliff's Girl](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Fiona Moore - "[Focus](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hernandez%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Carlos Hernandez - "[The Animator and the Glazer](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ju%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Ju Chu, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu - "[Our Revels Now Are Ended](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Thomas Ha - "[This Is an Emergency Broadcast](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by R.S.A. Garcia - "[Nesting Behavior of Imported Species *Troglodytes aedon* on Planet Americearth](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/meza%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by R.L. Meza ### Nonfiction - [Donut Brains and Skin Dreams: Aliens on Earth](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/de%5Fwinter%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Gunnar De Winter - [Art and Arcade Games: A Conversation with Tran Nguyen](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nguyen%5Finterview%5F2026?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Arley Sorg - [Horror And Absurdity: A Conversation with Meg Elison](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/elison%5Finterview%5F2026?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Arley Sorg - [Editor's Desk: July Is for Survivors](https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke%5F07%5F26?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Neil Clarke --- ## [*The Dark*](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, 134) Subscribe [here](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/support-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Gas Leak at St. Gentian](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/gas-leak-at-st-gentian/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" bySara Omer - "[The House Mother](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-house-mother/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" byKristi DeMeester - "[Please Turn on Your Magic Beam](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/please-turn-on-your-magic-beam/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" byOrrin Grey - "[A Thousand Forbidden Weddings and a Song for Dead Darlings](https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/a-thousand-forbidden-weddings-and-a-song-for-dead-darlings/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" byAi Jiang --- ## [*The Deadlands*](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Summer 2026, Issue #43) Subscribe [here](https://psychopomp.com/grave-goods/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Vessel, Skin, Daughter, Stranger](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/vessel-skin-daughter-stranger/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Claire Jia-Wen - "Your Name Goes Here" by Rich Larson - "Inheritance" by Shobhita Narayan - "Antigone; or, Bath Oil Libations" by Maro Reus - "The Three Apocalypses of Kabir Vasudeva" by Amal Singh ### Poetry - "[Maybe](https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-43/maybe/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Phodiso Modirwa - "Do You Believe There are People Who, Noticing an Insect on the Sidewalk, Step Out of Their Way to Crush It Under Their Feet?" by Andrew Kozma - "There are lonely things in the forest" by Rukman Ragas - "Stoneman Willie Looks Upon His Mummy" by Samuel A. Betiku ### Nonfiction - Dark Souls III and the Exhaustion of a Long Life by Kelsey Nichols - Ask a Necromancer by Amanda Downum --- ## [*Diabolical Plots*](https://www.diabolicalplots.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026) Support [here](https://www.diabolicalplots.com/support/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - “[Euthanasia Influx](https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-137b-euthanasia-influx-by-rowan-hill/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Rowan Hill - "[The Last Optician](https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-137a-the-last-optician-by-ann-calandro/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Ann Calandro --- ## [*Flash Fiction Online*](https://www.flashfictiononline.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, Issue 154) Donate [here](https://weightlessbooks.com/flash-fiction-online-12-month-subscription/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[End of the World](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#end-of-the-world)" by Nick Ekkizogloy - "[Seastrand Beyond](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#seastrand-beyond)" by Anna Clark - "[Fragments Recovered from the Wreck of the Seaglass](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#fragments-recovered-from-the-wreck-of-the-seaglass)" by E. M. Linden - "[A Perfect Light](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#a-perfect-light)" by Laura Duerr - "[Kingdom of Steve](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#kingdom-of-steve)" by Nick Badot ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: Deeper and Deeper](https://flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com#editorial-deeper-and-deeper) by Rebecca Halsey --- ## [*Forever Magazine*](https://forever-magazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, Issue #138) Subscribe [here](https://forever-magazine.com/subscribe.html?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - Proof of Concept” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch - “We Are the Cloud” by Sam J. Miller - “Mender of Sparrows” by Ray Nayler ## [*Fusion Fragment*](https://www.fusionfragment.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, Issue #28) Support [here](https://www.patreon.com/cw/fusionfragment?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - “Birdguts” by Erin Strubbe - “Chutes, Slides, and Ladders” by Allison Wall - “Diet Tips for the Apocalypse” by Sophie Casarico - “Grave Bells” by Corey Farrenkopf - “In the Wake of Whales” by Claire Jia-Wen - “Iso E Super” by Francis Van Ganson - “(Non)deterministic Finite Automata” by Audrey Zhou - “u last saw hana in the mageverse” by Tuesday Pil --- ## [Future Tense Fiction](https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026) ### Fiction - "[Prompts for a Perfect Daughter](https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/prompts-for-a-perfect-daughter-ai-jiang/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Ai Jiang ### Nonfiction - "[From Gospel to Guide](https://issues.org/futuretensefiction/parenting-prompts-ooi/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Yen Ooi --- ## [*GigaNotoSaurus*](https://giganotosaurus.org/?ref=andrewliptak.com)(July 2026) ### Fiction - "[The Portishead Tunnel](https://giganotosaurus.org/2026/07/01/the-portishead-tunnel/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by [J. D. Moyer](https://giganotosaurus.org/people/j-d-moyer/?ref=andrewliptak.com) --- ## [*Grimdark Magazine*](https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Issue 47) Subscribe [here](https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/subscriptions/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "Of Beasts and Bindings" by Ken McEwen - "The Path to Kahinae" by R.R. Virdi - "Cold Comforts" by Matthew Ward - "A Hunter in Arin-Qin" by Daniel Abraham - "That When I Waked I Cried to Dream Again" by Ken Scholes - "Black Hearts and Bloody Murder" by Josh Roundtree - "Reconnaissance Notes Episode IV. Scarper" by Miles Cameron and Emma Burnett ### Nonfiction - The Pebble That Starts the Landslide: Richard Swan on The Infinite State. Interview by Adrian Collins - REVIEW: *Infinite State* by Richard Swan by Adrian Collins - REVIEW: *Killswitch* Protocol by M.J. Kuhn by Krystle Matar - The Art of the Framed Narrative by Z.B. Steele - REVIEW: *The Demon Star* by Jesse Aragon by Pete Barnable - The Art of Awe: Jeff Brown on Fantasy Covers, Dragons, and Epic Scale. Interview by William MccLelland - REVIEW: Dust of the Dead by Michael R. Fletcher by Z.B. Steele - Hope Is the Teeth: Daniel Abraham on Compromise, Power, and Dark Fiction. Interview by Beth Tabler - REVIEW: The Red Sacrament by Sara Hinkley by Fiona Denton --- ## [*Haven Spec Magazine*](https://havenspec.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, Issue ) Subscribe [here](https://havenspec.com/subscribe/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "Pieces of Anna" by R.L. Meza - "In This Dimension, Do You Still Believe in God?" by Lora Gray - "If You Don’t Return, I Want You To Know" by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor - "Convergence" by Dan Peacock ### Poetry - "flowers, coffee, cinnamon and the long way home" by Arden Baker - "Here Come The Men In Black, or, Out Wrecks The Shroud, or, Kelly’s Black Boyfriend Is Actually The Eschaton???" by Christopher Leigh Silverberg - "The First Spider on the Moon" by H.V. Patterson - "Wintering Grounds" by Anna Madden ### Nonfiction - [Letter from the Editor, Ya Herd?](https://havenspec.com/non-fiction/letter-from-the-editor-ya-herd-july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Leon Perniciaro - [Short Stories for a More Sympathetic Robot ](https://havenspec.com/non-fiction/short-stories-for-a-more-sympathetic-robot-july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by Jessica Peter - [Little Fiction Reviews ](https://havenspec.com/non-fiction/little-fiction-reviews-july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by The Editors of Haven Spec Magazine --- ## [*Kaleidotrope*](https://kaleidotrope.net/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Summer 2026) Subscribe [here](https://kaleidotrope.net/supporters/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - [“A Song in a Minor Scale](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/a-song-in-a-minor-scale-by-gunnar-de-winter/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Gunnar De Winter - [“Warmer Welcomes”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/warmer-welcomes-by-mia-xuan/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Mia Xuan - [“The Bee Fairy”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/the-bee-fairy-by-e-b-sommer/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by E.B. Sommer - [“Herschel Finds His Way Back to the Road”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/herschel-finds-his-way-back-to-the-road-by-alex-langer/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Alex Langer - [“A Family Forged”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/a-family-forged-by-aaron-emmel/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Aaron Emmel - [“Hark the Herald”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/hark-the-herald-by-louis-inglis-hall/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Louis Inglis Hall - [“Itsy Bitsy”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/itsy-bitsy-by-u-m-agoawike/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by U.M. Agoawike - [“Carina Sagittarius”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/carina-sagittarius-by-josh-pearce/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Josh Pearce - [“Jurassic Perk”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/jurassic-perk-by-t-k-rex/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by T.K. Rex - [“Uglifruit Two-Shoes”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/uglifruit-two-shoes-by-eliezra-schaffzin/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Eliezra Schaffzin - [“Rift”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/rift-by-uchechukwu-nwaka/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Uchechukwu Nwaka - [“Endless Thirst, Undying Desert”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/endless-thirst-undying-desert-by-alex-yuschik/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Alex Yuschik ### Poetry - [“Enter Rumor, Painted Full of Tongues”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/enter-rumor-painted-full-of-tongues-by-jennifer-crow/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jennifer Crow - [“Apostrophe for the Monstrous”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/apostrophe-for-the-monstrous-by-jonathan-louis-duckworth/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jonathan Duckworth - [“a minotaur encounters banshees at a summer concert”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/a-minotaur-encounters-banshees-at-a-summer-concert-by-keira-perkins/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Keira Perkins - [“The Moon Makers”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/the-moon-makers-by-elena-zhang/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Elena Zhang - "[radon daughter”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/radon-daughter-by-a-j-dalton/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by A J Dalton - [“Murmurations”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/murmurations-by-ian-li/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Ian Li - [“Whisper a Prayer Before a Walk in the Woods”](https://kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/whisper-a-prayer-before-a-walk-in-the-woods-by-shelagh-rowan-legg/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Shelagh Rowan-Legg --- ## [*Lightspeed Magazine*](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July 2026, Issue 194) Subscribe [here](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/store/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[You, Me, Us](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/you-me-us/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (7/9) - "[Waru Waru](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/waru-waru/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Ruth Joffre (7/9) - "[Down in the Dim Kingdoms](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/down-in-the-dim-kingdoms/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Tobias S. Buckell (7/16) - "[The Assumption of Maria](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-assumption-of-maria/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Max Gladstone (7/16) - "[Hungry Like The](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/hungry-like-the/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by E. Catherine Tobler (7/16) - "[FETSPACE](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/fetspace/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Rhiannon Rasmussen (7/23) - "[The Punishing Animal](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-punishing-animal/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by B. Pladek (7/23) - "[If a Discarded God Can Change, So Can I](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/if-a-discarded-god-can-change-so-can-i/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by V.M. Ayala (7/30) - "[Concerto For Wartime](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/concerto-for-wartime/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Sean Williams (7/30) ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: July 2026](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/editorial-july-2026/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by John Joseph Adams (7/9) - [Author Spotlight: Ruth Joffre](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-ruth-joffre-3/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by A Humphrey Lanham (7/9) - [Author Spotlight: Max Gladstone](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-max-gladstone/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Erik Grove (7/16) - [Book Review: *Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II* by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., eds](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-review-back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii-by-shane-hawk-and-theodore-c-van-alst-jr-eds/?ref=andrewliptak.com). by Arley Sorg (7/16) - [Author Spotlight: B. Pladek](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight-b-pladek-2/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Erik Grove (7/23) - [Author Spotlight: V.M. 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Berman - "[Art](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/art/?ref=andrewliptak.com), [Poetry](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/?ref=andrewliptak.com)[Bakotsu says his skin is our skin](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/bakotsu-says-his-skin-is-our-skin/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Betsy Aoki - [Becoming State Equipment](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/becoming-state-equipment/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Hannan Khan ### Nonfiction - [Imprisoned Lightning: Trust and AI-Generated Submissions](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/azimuth/imprisoned-lightning-trust-and-ai-generated-submissions/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Romie Stott ### Reviews - Monday: [*Angel Down* by Daniel Kraus](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/angel-down-by-daniel-kraus/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Abigail Nussbaum - Wednesday: [*The Wildcraft Drones* by T. K. 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Jones - "[Olden](https://www.3lobedmag.com/issue48/3lbe48%5Fstory2.html?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Nisi Shawl - "[When You Sit By a Window, Look Out](https://www.3lobedmag.com/issue48/3lbe48%5Fstory3.html?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Nick Mamatas - "[A House Eater Roaming the Divine Garden](https://www.3lobedmag.com/issue48/3lbe48%5Fstory4.html?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Ai Jiang - "[Lemuria is for Lovers](https://www.3lobedmag.com/issue48/3lbe48%5Fstory5.html?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Cody Goodfellow - "[Terminal Day](https://www.3lobedmag.com/issue48/3lbe48%5Fstory6.html?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Lavie Tidhar --- ## [*Uncanny Magazine*](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (July/August 2026, Issue #71) Subscribe [here](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/support-uncanny/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - “[Leavetaking](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/leavetaking/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Tia Tashiro (7/7) - “[Learning the Loom](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/learning-the-loom/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by P. 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Valente (7/7) - “[Instructions for Becoming Fire](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/instructions-for-becoming-fire/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Chisomaga Umenyi (7/7) - “[Six Views of a Speedster](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-views-of-a-speedster/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Gwendolyn Hicks (7/7) ### Nonfiction - “[The *Uncanny* Valley](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-uncanny-valley-66/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Michael Damian Thomas - “[The Strange Worlds Among Us—of Turing, Trans People, and the Road to Laniakea](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-strange-worlds-among-us-of-turing-trans-people-and-the-road-to-laniakea/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Ryka Aoki (7/7) - “[*Doctor Who* in an Exciting Adventure with AI Slop 1969 AD](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/doctor-who-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-ai-slop-1969-ad/?ref=andrewliptak.com)” by Lizbeth Myles (7/7) - [Interview: P. Djèlí Clark](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/interview-p-djeli-clark/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Caroline M. Yoachim (7/7) --- As always, let me know in the comments what you end up reading, and what you'd recommend to your fellow readers!