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Contents2 February 2015![[Reviews ]](/2015/20150202/weekly.jpg)
(Fiction) FICTION: The Ticket Taker of Cenote Zaci, by Benjamin ParzybokHe had a good memory for faces, and a good mind for numbers, Eduardo did. He lined up the torn stubs from the day’s sales. When a tourist exited he threw the stub away. Inside he had carefully placed six torn ticket stubs against the back edge of the desk. These tourists had not returned. FICTION: Podcast: The Ticket Taker of Cenote Zaci, by Benjamin Parzybok, read by Anaea LayIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Benjamin Parzybok's "The Ticket Taker of Cenote Zaci." POETRY: He Never Offered, by Cid V. BrunetCoughing from exhaust fumes / I see one crawl behind the wet straw set up / by the grocery store to emote a rural fantasy REVIEW: This Week's ReviewsMonday: Black Science Volume One by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera and Dean White, reviewed by Martin Cahill 26 January 2015![[Reviews ]](/2015/20150126/weekly.jpg)
(Reviews) FICTION: The Truth About Owls, by Amal El-MohtarShe used to wish for eyes the color of her father's, the beautiful pale green-blue that people were always startled to see in a brown face. But she likes, now, having eyes and hair of a color those same people find frightening. FICTION: Introduction to "The Truth About Owls", by Amal El-MohtarThis is the story that was supposed to be about owls and ended up being, in part, about Israel's bombing Lebanon in 2006. FICTION: Podcast: The Truth About Owls, by Amal El-Mohtar, read by Anaea LayIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Amal El-Mohtar's "The Truth About Owls." ARTICLE: An interview with Julia Rios and Alisa Krasnostein, by Niall Harrison"The project grew and changed as we worked on it because in the end what we really cared about was putting together a collection of really good stories." ARTICLE: Fractal History: An Interview with Jo Walton, by Liz Bourke"Sometimes he's so insightful and brilliant, and sometimes he's barking mad, so that you can go from "Yes yes yes!" to "Oh Plato, no!" so fast you get whiplash. I find that tension very productive." POETRY: Meatspace, by David C. Kopaska-Merkelwhen I swallow, sometimes / I see stars, big ones / or Kardashians POETRY: Podcast: January Poetry, by Marinelle G. Ringer, Daniel Ausema, Samantha Renda-Dollman, and David C. Kopaska-Merkel, read by Marinelle G. Ringer, Daniel Ausema, Julia Rios, and Ciro FaienzaIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the January issues. COLUMN: Me and Science Fiction: Dystopia, Dark Urban Fantasy, Zombies, and Monsters from the Deep, by Eleanor ArnasonWhen I’m in a bookstore, looking at new releases, I notice an abundance of dark urban fantasy, grimdark fantasy, zombie novels, and (to a lesser extent) novels set in Lovecraft’s universe. EDITORIAL: The 2014 Readers' Poll (and new staff), by Niall HarrisonThe results of this year's Readers' Poll, and a welcome to our new Art Directors. REVIEW: This Week's ReviewsMonday: I've Got A Time-Bomb by Sybil Lamb, reviewed by Ryan Elliott 19 January 2015![[Reviews ]](/2015/20150119/weekly.jpg)
(Reviews) FICTION: The Animal Women (Part 2), by Alix E. Harrow“Tell me a story,” Candis asked the women, and hoped they heard: Tell me who you are, tell me where you come from. Ursa laid her wide palm flat on the porch. “Our stories are dangerous, and they belong to us.” FICTION: Podcast: The Animal Women (Part 2), by Alix E. Harrow, read by Anaea LayIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alix E. Harrow's "The Animal Women (Part 2)." POETRY: Retirement, by Samantha Renda-DollmanIt took a long time to save for it but the gravity up here is kinder on my bones REVIEW: This Week's ReviewsMonday: The Wrenchies by Farel Dalrymple, reviewed by Phoebe Salzman-Cohen 12 January 2015![[Fiction by Alix E. Harrow]](/2015/20150112/weekly.jpg)
(Fiction) FICTION: The Animal Women (Part 1), by Alix E. HarrowShe found the animal women in March of 1968 on the day the Little Sandy thawed, which was the same day Mrs. Whittson made her read in front of the entire sixth grade class. The words on the page piled up like dogs fighting in her throat. Candis rolled them in her mouth, syllable by syllable: And if you wrong us, shall we not re-venge? But nothing came out, and Mrs. Whittson laughed with everyone else. FICTION: Podcast: The Animal Women (Part 1), by Alix E. Harrow, read by Anaea LayIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alix E. Harrow's "The Animal Women (Part 1)." POETRY: Orthography in the Lands of Yahm, by Daniel Ausemaall words must be gone / by the high tide's turn / or be declared false, anathema COLUMN: On Book Fairs, Conventions, and Communities, by Liz BourkeI want to talk about a contrast I noticed between the cultures of the two different events. REVIEW: This Week's ReviewsMonday: A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar, Reviewed by Maximillian Edwards 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. |
