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(Articles) ARTICLE: Of Preachers and Storytellers: An Interview with Sheri S. Tepper, by Neal SzpaturaWhen the judges arrive to see how we've done, I don't think they'll rate us as "keepers." I believe there will be judges who will decide which races deserve to go on existing to accomplish whatever the universal task is. I also believe that all of us--the human race--have at most one shared human soul. FICTION: The Magician's House (part 2 of 2), by Meghan McCarron"How much do you want to know about magic?" he said. He was nervous, watching me carefully like I might bolt. POETRY: A Posthuman, Blind and Appendage-less Stump of Flesh Experiences the Sensation of Reading Various Editions of “Gravity’s Rainbow” in a Temperature Controlled Room with Cloroxed-White Walls., by Christopher HellstromI could experience it as a Medieval text REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a weekMonday: Two Views: The Margarets by Sheri S Tepper, reviewed by Nic Clarke and Sherryl Vint 14 July 2008![[Reviews posted three times a week]](/2008/20080714/flood.jpg)
(Reviews) FICTION: The Magician's House (part 1 of 2), by Meghan McCarronThe magician was a tall, spindly man with surprisingly thick hands and dark, graying hair. He folded into the chair like a marionette. To meet me, he wore black stretch pants, a silk pajama shirt, a burgundy cardigan, and decaying black flip-flops. If I had seen him on the street, I would have laughed, but in the oven-room he looked right at home, whereas I felt self-conscious in my khaki shorts and pre-faded T-shirt. I had even blow-dried my hair. For the first time, instead of feeling invisible in my prepster clothes, I felt exposed. POETRY: Why She Canceled Her Online Dating Membership: A Martian Female Responds (a triolet), by Terrie Leigh RelfYou ask why I'll no longer date a human? / REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a weekMonday: Flood by Stephen Baxter, reviewed by Adam Roberts 7 July 2008![[Reviews posted three times a week]](/2008/20080707/dreamers.jpg)
(Reviews) ARTICLE: Lingua Rpga & the Writer, by Steve BermanI brought together a few other authors—friends of mine once deeply involved with gaming and now telling stories in their own, unique voices. Imagine them around the table: Holly Black, wielder of the coveted Andre Norton Award; Will Ludwigsen, a half-curmudgeon; Cecil Castellucci, the only person to become a bard by first edition rules; and Jim Hines, deservedly proud of his 18/00 career. FICTION: Marsh Gods, by Ann Leckie"Gods with enough power to make unlikely things happen are free to make pronouncements about the future," the crane said. "If I happened to be wrong, I would have said something untrue, and that could be disastrous for me." POETRY: Misfortune Cookie, by Lark BeltranNo tears, just plots to keep the moving finger from writing their scary scripts. No doubt, rewriting, REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a weekMonday: Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women's Science Fiction by Lisa Yaszek, reviewed by Maureen Kincaid Speller 30 June 2008![[Reviews posted three times a week]](/2008/20080630/shadowgate.jpg)
(Reviews) FICTION: Jimmy's Roadside Cafe, by Ramsey ShehadehAfter the world ended, Jimmy set up a roadside cafe in the median of I-95, just north of the Fallston exit. POETRY: V.D., by Ed GavinKiss her, she tastes of broken glass / and promises, a cold gray ash / upon your tongue. But each adieu REVIEW: This Week's Reviews, posted three times a weekMonday: An Experimental Life: books by and about Naomi Mitchison, reviewed by Nic Clarke Strange Horizons is a weekly online magazine of science fiction, fantasy, science fact, opinion, art, and reviews. All material in Strange Horizons is copyrighted to the original authors and may not be reproduced without permission. Violators will be prosecuted. Updated every Monday Graphic design by Elaine Chen. |