> ## 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, May 2026 - URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/table-of-contents-scifi-fantasy-horror-short-fiction-may-2026/ - Published: 2026-05-01T17:15:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-01T19:55:48.000Z - Description: April showers brings May stories - Author: Andrew Liptak - Tags: Table of Contents, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror The year is trucking right along: the spring flashed right by, and already there's a daunting list of short stories to read. May brings a whole new crop, and I'm looking forward to checking some of these out in the coming weeks. You can check out last month's (newly updated!) installment [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/table-of-contents-scifi-fantasy-horror-short-fiction-april-2026/), and past installments [here](https://www.andrewliptak.com/tag/table-of-contents/). Here are the short stories coming out this month. Check back later in the month for a fully updated list! --- ## [*Amazing Stories*](https://amazingstories.com/free-stories/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (May 2026) ### Fiction - "[Dactyl](https://amazingstories.com/2026/05/dactyl-by-humphrey-price-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Humphrey Price - "[Marco Swims on Titan](https://amazingstories.com/2026/05/marco-swims-on-titan-by-jeff-gaba-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Jeff Gaba - "[Sword of Guilt](https://amazingstories.com/2026/05/sword-of-guilt-by-robert-marcus-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Robert Marcus - "[Planet Leave KL-28](https://amazingstories.com/2026/05/planet-leave-kl-28-by-alex-gurevich-free-story/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Alex Gurevich --- ## [*Analog Science Fact and Fiction*](https://analogsf.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (May/June 2026) Subscribe [here](https://analogsf.com/order-now/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Imprint](https://analogsf.com/current-issue/story-excerpt1/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Zach Poulter - "Carpenter" by Jay Werkheiser - "Some Plates Get Eaten" by Thoraiya Dyer - "In The Overlap" by Eric Del Carlo - "The Cold Embrace" by C. Stuart Hardwick - "Camino Mundo" by Brian Hugenbruch - "The Enshittification Of Dogs" by Tom R. Pike - "Amel And The Bride" by Julie Duffy - "Awkward Incident Transpiring While Exploring The Neighborhood" by Timons Esaias - "A Lesson In Orbital Mechanics" by Michael Johnston - "Children Of A Sunnier Star" by Gregory Feeley - "The Two Thousand And Seventieth Time Sara Deletes Her Family" by J.R. Dewitt - "Whispers Of Twilight" by Ken Miura - "An Arm For Every Tooth" by Colin Alexander - "My Next Duchess" by Anna Kahn - "Nirvana and Mr. Sparks" by Kevin J.E. Walsh - "Telling The Bees" by Eóin Dooley - "Hetero Sapiens" by Sarina Dorie - "Fossil Record" by Rick Hollon - "[Schismogenesis](https://analogsf.com/current-issue/story-excerpt2/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by E.G. Condé - "[For Sojourner](https://analogsf.com/current-issue/poetry/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Adegboyega Kayowa ### Nonfiction - [Editorial: The Editor’s Page](https://analogsf.com/current-issue/editorial/?ref=andrewliptak.com) [](https://analogsf.com/current-issue/editorial/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by Trevor Quachri, Emily Hockaday & Kevin Wheeler - [The Reference Library](https://analogsf.com/current-issue/the-reference-library/?ref=andrewliptak.com)by Sean CW Korsgaard - The Doctor Will Scan You Now by Douglas F. Dluzen - The V-2 In Astounding by Edward M. Wysocki, Jr. - In Times To Come - Unknowns Edited by Alec Nevala-lee - Interplanetary Hive by Patrick Berry - Guest Alternate View by Howard V. Hendrix - Alternate View by John G. Cramer --- ## [*Asimov's Science Fiction*](https://asimovs.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (May/June 2026 *Vol. 50 Nos. 5 & 6*) Subscribe [here](https://asimovs.com/order-now/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Hot](https://asimovs.com/current-issue/story-excerpt2/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Cecelia Holland - "Failed Attempts at Predation" by A.M. Dellamonica - "The Girl Who Stole Life" by Zhou Wen (Translated by Xueting C. Ni) - "The Sky Above the Earth Below" by Steve Rasnic Tem - "The Language of Machines" by Betsy Aoki - "A Penrose Dirge" by Chris Campbell - "Sophie Simpson’s Whizz-Bang Day at World War I" by Dale Bailey - "Half Inside the Spirit Box" by Stephanie Feldman - "Unspeakable Knowns" by Donald McCarthy - "[Alpha Gal](https://asimovs.com/current-issue/story-excerpt1/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Greg Egan ### Poetry - "Love Letter to Nuclear Fusion by Connor Yeck - "Jukebox for the Interplanetary Traveler by Brian U. Garrison - "Your Regular College-Town Climate Elegy by Ursula Whitcher - "Image as a Stone on the Water by Ruth Berman ### Nonfiction - [Guest Editorial: A Reader’s Perspective](https://asimovs.com/current-issue/editorial/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Piet Nel - [Reflections: The End of an Era](https://asimovs.com/current-issue/reflections/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Robert Silverberg - [On the Net: Tomorrow’s Bots](https://asimovs.com/current-issue/on-the-net/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by James Patrick Kelly - Thought Experiment: Iterations in and of Planet of the Apes by Kelly Lagor - [On Books](https://asimovs.com/current-issue/on-books/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Kelly Jennings --- ## *The Atlantic* (May 2026) ### Fiction - "[Dinah's Hat](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/stephen-king-dinahs-hat/686930/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Stephen King --- ## [*Beneath Ceaseless Skies*](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (Issue # 457 and #458) Subscribe [here](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/subscribe/?ref=andrewliptak.com). ### Fiction - "[Slayer of Dreams](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/slayer-of-dreams/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Auston Habershaw - "[Through the Corpse Door](https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/through-the-corpse-door/?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by R.I. 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Bishop](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/planet-of-ghosts-and-other-stories-by-wesley-r-bishop/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Tim Lockette - Monday: [*The Curve of the World* by Vonda N. McIntyre](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-curve-of-the-world-by-vonda-n-mcintyre/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Kate Macdonald - Wednesday: [*The Apple and the Pearl* by Rym Kechacha](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-apple-and-the-pearl-by-rym-kechacha/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Anushree Nande - Friday: [*Zoi* by Jane Mondrup](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/zoi-by-jane-mondrup/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by A. Bristow-Smith - Monday: [*Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf* by C. L. 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Morrison](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-coffin-of-honey-by-geoffrey-d-morrison/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Dawn Macdonald - Friday: [*The Witch* by Marie Ndiaye](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-witch-by-marie-ndiaye/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Akankshya Abismruta --- ## [*The Sunday Morning Transport*](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/?ref=andrewliptak.com) (May 2026) ### Fiction - "[The Moon Carver](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/the-moon-carver?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by Ken Liu - "[Alpha and Omega](https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/alpha-and-omega?ref=andrewliptak.com)" by LaShawn M. 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Yoachim (5/5) --- As always, drop what you've read and would recommend in the comments!