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# What I read in 2019: Short Fiction
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/what-i-read-2019-short-stories-clarkesworld-better-worlds-daily-science-fiction-reading/
- Published: 2020-01-01T16:29:38.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-01T16:29:38.000Z
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: Short Fiction

In 2018, I made a major effort to read more short science fiction, something I really enjoyed doing. I ended up reading more than 74 across a bunch of magazines and websites that year, and this year, I set out to do the same.

I failed pretty miserably at that, petering out around July. I’m not entirely sure why, but I know I didn’t spend as much reading in general this year. Part of it was just being busy with a bunch of things, and short fiction, sadly, fell by the wayside — I only count 28 stories in my list this last year. Still, that’s better than prior years!

Most of the stories come from online sources, like *Clarkesworld, Daily Science Fiction, Slate*, or *Vice* (as well as a bunch from *The Verge*’s *Better Worlds* project). One reason why there’s fewer is probably a practical one: I didn’t spend as much time this year on physical house projects, during which I did a lot of listening while doing things like sanding or scraping paint. I picked up a bunch of copies of Asimov’s and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, but never really got around to reading them.

Still, 28 is better than what I’ve read in years past. I’m going to once again make it a goal to read more this year, and I’ve got a stack of magazines to catch up on.

Here’s what I read this year:

1. [The Psychology Game](http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/xia%5F10%5F17/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Xia Jia (translated by Ken Liu and Emily Jin).
2. [What the South Wind Whispers](http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pueyo%5F11%5F18/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by H. Pueyo
3. [The Light Brigade](http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-light-brigade/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Kameron Hurley
4. [A Theory of Flight](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/14/18139316/justina-ireland-theory-of-flight-story-rocket-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Justina Ireland
5. [Online Reunion](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/16/18068814/leigh-alexander-online-reunion-e-pet-story-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Leigh Alexander
6. [A Model Dog](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/21/18139239/john-scalzi-robot-dog-story-video-sci-fi-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by John Scalzi
7. [The Day Our Ships Came In](https://dailysciencefiction.com/hither-and-yon/slipstream/ginger-weil/the-day-our-ships-came-in?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Ginger Weil
8. [Monsters Come Howling In Their Season](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/23/18175285/cadwell-turnbull-sci-fi-story-common-ai-climate-change-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Cadwell Turnbull
9. [Aces-High Frontier](https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2019/1/21/aces-high-frontier?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Jeffrey Becker
10. [St. Juju](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/28/18139447/rivers-solomon-sci-fi-short-story-hound-mutants-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Rivers Solomon
11. [Thoughts and Prayers](https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/thoughts-and-prayers-ken-liu-short-story.html?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Ken Liu
12. [The Burn ](https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18177287/peter-tieryas-sci-fi-story-ar-augmented-reality-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com)by Peter Tieryas
13. [The Love Letters](http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/peng%5F11%5F18/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Peng Simeng (translated by S. Quioyu Lu)
14. [The Sun Will Always Sing](https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/4/18139371/karin-lowachee-sci-fi-story-video-seimei-ai-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Karin Lowachee
15. [Skin City](https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/6/18197632/kelly-robson-sci-fi-story-privacy-ar-skins-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Kelly Robson
16. [Articulated Restraint](https://www.tor.com/2019/02/06/articulated-restraint-mary-robinette-kowal/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Mary Robinette Kowal
17. [Move the World](https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/8/18184007/carla-speed-mcneil-sci-fi-story-lever-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Carla Speed McNeil
18. [Overlay](https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/11/18150878/overlay-story-better-worlds-sci-fi-virtual-reality-elizabeth-bonesteel?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Elizabeth Bonesteel
19. [Machine of Loving Grace](https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/13/18183715/katherine-cross-sci-fi-story-ai-game-moderation-harassment-better-worlds?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Katherine Cross
20. [East of the Sun, West of the Stars](http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hvide%5F02%5F19/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Brit E. B. Hvide
21. [Okay, Glory](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/okay-glory/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Elizabeth Bear
22. [Early Adopter](https://www.vice.com/en%5Fus/article/wjmgez/early-adopter?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Kevin Bankston
23. [The Butcher of New Tasmania](http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/suo%5F02%5F19%5Freprint/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Suo Hefu (translated by Andy Dudak)
24. [A Full Life](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613349/a-full-life/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Paolo Bacigalupi
25. [Flicker On](https://www.vice.com/en%5Fus/article/zmpmqa/flicker-on?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Bishop Garrison
26. [Mother Tongues](http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lu%5F02%5F19%5Freprint/?ref=andrewliptak.com) by S. Qiouyi Lu
27. The Well by Laura Hudson (published in *Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against*)
28. [Search History for Elspeth Adair, Age 11](https://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/magic-and-wizardry/aimee-picchi/search-history-for-elspeth-adair-age-11?ref=andrewliptak.com) by Aimee Picchi