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Carrie Vaughn

Carrie Vaughn's stories have appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, Talebones, and other publications. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. For more about her, see her website. To contact her, send her email.


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13 Jul 2020
Fiction
The LEAP Test 
By: Alex Jennings
“If you’re going to live here on Earth, you’re to live as a human child of your apparent age.”
Podcasts
Podcast: The LEAP Test 
By: Alex Jennings
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alex Jennings's “The LEAP Test.”
Poetry
Did You Know Ghosts Are Made of Shattered Carbon? 
By: Kimberly Kaufman
blending in with the crumbling paint on the cabinets that never closed, not fully
Podcasts
Podcast: Did You Know Ghosts Are Made of Shattered Carbon? 
By: Kimberly Kaufman
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Kimberly Kaufman's “Did You Know Ghosts Are Made of Shattered Carbon?”
Reviews
Monday: Throne of the Five Winds by S. C. Emmett 
By: Gabriella Ekman
Wednesday: You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian 
By: Nicole E. Beck
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Issue 6 Jul 2020
Fiction
Last Orders in the Green Lane 
By: Stephen O'Donnell
Podcasts
Podcast: Last Orders in the Green Lane 
By: Stephen O'Donnell
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
After 
By: Thomas White
Podcasts
Podcast: After 
By: Thomas White
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: All City by Alex DiFrancesco 
By: Adri Joy
,
Wednesday: Sunspot Jungle, Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Bill Campbell 
By: Cynthia C. Scott
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Issue 30 Jun 2020
Azimuth
Special Issue: Chosen Family 
By: Jed Hartman
Fiction
Monsters Never Leave You 
By: Carlie St. George
Art by: Sam Guay
Podcasts
Podcast: Monsters Never Leave You 
By: Carlie St. George
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
68:Hazard:Cold 
By: Janelle C. Shane
Podcasts
Podcast: 68:Hazard:Cold 
By: Janelle C. Shane
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Beasts of New France 
By: Millie Ho
Poetry
A Mountain on My Back 
By: Niloufar-Lily Soltani
Poetry
Mercy 
By: Robert K. Walters
Podcasts
Podcast: June 29th Poetry 
By: Niloufar-Lily Soltani
By: Robert K. Walters
By: Millie Ho
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Articles, Non-Fiction
The Power of Chosen Family: Kingdom Hearts’ Sea Salt Trio 
By: Latonya Pennington
Reviews
Monday: Stormsong by C. L. Polk 
By: Catherine Rockwood
,
Wednesday: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 
By: Bee Gabriel
Read Issue
Issue 22 Jun 2020
Poetry
Things I Do to Remember Home 
By: Neha Maqsood
Podcasts
Podcast: Things I Do to Remember Home 
By: Neha Maqsood
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Neha Maqsood
Articles
"Heliocentrism and hierarchy": An Interview with Berit Ellingsen 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Berit Ellingsen
Columns, Non-Fiction
Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Round Up 
By: Maria Haskins
Reviews
Monday: Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, edited by Daisy Butcher 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Wednesday: Black Leviathan by Bernd Perplies, translated by Lucy Van Cleef 
By: Matt Holder
Read Issue
Issue 15 Jun 2020
Fiction
Glass Frog 
By: Remy Reed Pincumbe
Podcasts
Podcast: Glass Frog 
By: Remy Reed Pincumbe
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Doors of a Drowned City 
By: Preston Grassmann
Podcasts
Podcast: The Doors of a Drowned City 
By: Preston Grassmann
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu 
By: M. L. Clark
,
Wednesday: The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood 
By: Nicole Berland
Read Issue
Issue 8 Jun 2020
Fiction
The Present Only Toucheth Thee 
By: Kathleen Jennings
Podcasts
Podcast: The Present Only Toucheth Thee 
By: Kathleen Jennings
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Off-Season 
By: Keaton Bennett
Podcasts
Podcast: Off-Season 
By: Keaton Bennett
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Vivarium 
By: Chris Kammerud
,
Wednesday: Star Trek: Picard and The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack 
By: Mark Laherty
Read Issue
Issue 2 Jun 2020
Azimuth, Editorials
Strange Horizons Fund Drive 
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
Fiction, Reprint
The Parts That Make Us Monsters 
By: Sheree Renée Thomas
Podcasts
Podcast: The Parts That Make Us Monsters 
By: Sheree Renée Thomas
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
The Bee Thing 
By: Maggie Damken
Podcasts
Podcast: The Bee Thing 
By: Maggie Damken
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Last of Us 
By: Anne Carly Abad
Poetry
Legacy 
By: Brianne Kerr
Poetry
Catering 
By: May Chong
Poetry
WARSHIP CAPTAIN APPLICATION [Section 29.2 saved as draft in SAIS] 
By: Tamara Jerée
Poetry
An Escape Encounter with Death 
By: Okwudili Nebeolisa
Articles, Non-Fiction
Distributing Our Horizons: Ken Liu’s Children of the Cloud and the birth of Digital (Post)Humanity 
By: Ben Berman Ghan
Articles, Non-Fiction
"The lost and disappeared voice": An interview with Ibtisam Azem 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Ibtisam Azem
Articles, Non-Fiction
"Writing queer joy is a radical act": An Interview with Innocent Chizaram Ilo 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Innocent Chizaram Ilo
Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Vajra Chandrasekera 
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
By: Becca Evans
Staff Stories
Tearing Down the Tower: Talking Poetry with A.J. Odasso and Rasha Abdulhadi 
By: A.J. Odasso
By: Rasha Abdulhadi
Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Catherine Krahe and Becca Evans 
By: Catherine Krahe
By: Becca Evans
Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Clark Seanor and Maureen Kincaid Speller 
By: Maureen Kincaid Speller
By: Clark Seanor
Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Romie Stott and Joyce Chng 
By: Joyce Chng
By: Romie Stott
Staff Stories
Staff Stories: Dante Luiz and Heather McDougal 
By: Dante Luiz
By: Heather McDougal
Staff Stories
Difficult Loves: Speculative Delhi 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Aishwarya Subramanian
Reviews
Tuesday: Mazes of Power by Juliette Wade 
By: S. Qiouyi Lu
Read Issue
Issue 1 Jun 2020
Fiction
The Husker 
By: Jessica P. Wick
Podcasts
Podcast: The Husker 
By: Jessica P. Wick
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
We Others 
By: Jade Riordan
Podcasts
Podcast: We Others 
Strange Horizons
Reviews
Monday: Velocities: Stories by Kathe Koja 
By: Zachary Gillan
,
Monday: Instances of Head-Switching by Teresa Milbrodt 
By: Jonathan Crowe
Read Issue
Issue 25 May 2020
Poetry
Abductions 
By: Dana Wilde
Podcasts
Podcast: Abductions 
By: Dana Wilde
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Articles, Non-Fiction
On Worldcons and Passport Privilege: An Interview with Rafeeat Aliyu 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Rafeeat Aliyu
Columns
Stories from the Radio 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Reviews
Monday: Little Envelopes of Earth Conditions by Cori A. Winrock 
By: Eve Morton
,
Wednesday: Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo 
By: Kester Long
Read Issue
Issue 18 May 2020
Fiction
The DEATH/GRIP Challenge 
By: Johnny Compton
Podcasts
Podcast: The DEATH/GRIP Challenge 
By: Johnny Compton
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Fall of Snakes 
By: Jong-Ki Lim
Podcasts
Podcast: The Fall of Snakes 
By: Jong-Ki Lim
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Dark River by Rym Kechacha 
By: Caroline Dunford
,
Wednesday: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes 
By: Archita Mittra
Read Issue
Issue 11 May 2020
Fiction
Martian Cinema 
By: Gabriela Santiago
Podcasts
Podcast: Martian Cinema 
By: Gabriela Santiago
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
secrets from a telepath 
By: Ashley Bao
Podcasts
Podcast: secrets from a telepath 
By: Ashley Bao
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Of Cats and Elfins by Sylvia Townsend Warner 
By: Andy Sawyer
,
Wednesday: Providence by Max Barry 
By: Redfern Jon Barrett
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