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Jenny Blackford

Jenny's poems and stories have appeared in Australian Poetry Journal, Cosmos Magazine, The Pedestal Magazine and more. In late 2013, Pitt Street Poetry published an illustrated pamphlet of her cat poems, The Duties of a Cat.


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Current Issue
18 May 2020
Fiction
The DEATH/GRIP Challenge 
By: Johnny Compton
“Have you seen the DEATH/GRIP Challenge meme?” Benito Oliveira said. “Yeah, it’s pretty funny,” she said. “It’s people pretending not to kill something with their off hand,” he said, as though she hadn’t responded.
Podcasts
Podcast: The DEATH/GRIP Challenge 
By: Johnny Compton
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Johnny Compton's “The DEATH/GRIP Challenge.”
Poetry
The Fall of Snakes 
By: Jong-Ki Lim
One spring day, My grandfather caught the universe that just revived.
Podcasts
Podcast: The Fall of Snakes 
By: Jong-Ki Lim
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Jong-Ki Lim's “The Fall of Snakes.”
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
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Wednesday: Providence by Max Barry 
By: Redfern Jon Barrett
Read Issue
Issue 4 May 2020
Podcasts
Podcast: Have Your #Hugot Harvested at This Diwata-Owned Café 
By: Vida Cruz
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Art
Artist Interview: Nina Satie 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Nina Satie
Poetry
OCTOBER 2026: THE END OF THE PICNIC 
By: Raimo Kangasniemi
Fiction
Have Your #Hugot Harvested at This Diwata-Owned Café 
By: Vida Cruz
Art by: Nina Satie
Podcasts
Podcast: OCTOBER 2026: THE END OF THE PICNIC 
By: Raimo Kangasniemi
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: In Veritas by C.J. Lavigne 
By: V. F. Armstrong
,
Wednesday: The Maiden Voyage of New York City by Gary Girod 
By: Ian J. Simpson
Read Issue
Issue 20 Apr 2020
Fiction
Our Souls to the Moon 
By: Tamara Jerée
Podcasts
Podcast: Our Souls to the Moon 
By: Tamara Jerée
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
young Death is in love 
By: L. D. Lewis
Podcasts
Podcast: young Death is in love 
By: L. D. Lewis
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: L. D. Lewis
Azimuth, Editorials
Staff Changes 
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
Reviews
Monday: Talk Like a Man by Nisi Shawl 
By: Nicasio Andres Reed
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Wednesday: Docile by K. M. Szpara 
By: Hart St. John
Read Issue
Issue 13 Apr 2020
Fiction
The Longest Season in the Garden of the Tea-Fish 
By: Jo Miles
Art by: Galen Dara
Podcasts
Podcast: The Longest Season in the Garden of the Tea-Fish 
By: Jo Miles
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
A Spirit Friend 
By: Jasmeet Dosanjh
Podcasts
Podcast: A Spirit Friend 
By: Jasmeet Dosanjh
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Jasmeet Dosanjh
Reviews
Wednesday: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri 
By: Nibedita Sen
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Friday: Crowman by David Rae 
By: Idil Bostan
Read Issue
Issue 6 Apr 2020
Fiction
The Pride of Salinkari 
By: Elizabeth Crowe
Podcasts
Podcast: The Pride of Salinkari 
By: Elizabeth Crowe
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Growing Chair 
By: Shuyi Yin
Podcasts
Podcast: Growing Chair 
By: Shuyi Yin
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Shuyi Yin
Podcasts
Podcast: Naked 
By: Nome Emeka Patrick
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Madwoman of Serrano by Dina Salústio, translated by Jethro Soutar 
By: Rachel Cordasco
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Wednesday: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 
By: Marina Berlin
Read Issue
Issue 30 Mar 2020
Editorials
Climate Crisis Special Issue 
By: Vanessa Rose Phin
Fiction
Dirty Wi-Fi 
By: Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Podcasts
Podcast: Dirty Wi-Fi 
By: Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
Cairns 
By: Jason P Burnham
Podcasts
Podcast: Cairns 
By: Jason P Burnham
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
Three Days with the Kid 
By: Tara Calaby
Art by: Dante Luiz
Podcasts
Podcast: Three Days with the Kid 
By: Tara Calaby
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Wolf 
By: Kaily Dorfman
Poetry
Under and Down 
By: Camille Louise Goering
Poetry
Finding His Way into the Dark 
By: Brian Beatty
Podcasts
Podcast: Poetry of the Climate Special Issue 
By: Kaily Dorfman
By: Camille Louise Goering
By: Brian Beatty
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Kaily Dorfman
Podcast read by: Brian Beatty
Articles, Non-Fiction
What Do We Do When the World Doesn’t End? 
By: Sarena Ulibarri
Reviews
Monday: Always North by Vicki Jarrett 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Thursday: Bridge 108 by Anne Charnock 
By: Caroline Mersey
,
Friday: Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters edited by Sarena Ulibarri 
By: Nader Elhefnawy
Read Issue
Issue 23 Mar 2020
Poetry
naked 
By: Nome Emeka Patrick
Articles, Non-Fiction
The need for safer spaces in SFF: What can we do next? 
By: Stephi Cham
Columns, Non-Fiction
Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Round Up 
By: Maria Haskins
Reviews
Monday: Algorithmic Shapeshifting by Bogi Takács 
By: Eve Morton
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Wednesday: Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks 
By: Electra Pritchett
Read Issue
Issue 16 Mar 2020
Fiction
The Touch Pool 
By: Lisa Nan Joo
Podcasts
Podcast: The Touch Pool 
By: Lisa Nan Joo
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Multiverse 
By: Jenny Thompson
Podcasts
Podcast: Multiverse 
By: Jenny Thompson
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Breach by M. T. Hill 
By: Nina Allan
,
Wednesday: Multiverse: An International Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry edited by Rachel Plummer and Russell Jones 
By: Stephen Case
,
Friday: Genders: Shaping and Breaking the Binary 
By: Nick Hubble
Read Issue
100 African Writers of SFF - Part Fifteen: Ghana
100African, Non-Fiction
Introduction: A Golden Coast 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Faith Ben-Daniels 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Jonathan Dotse 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Kadi Yao Tay 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Kofi Nyameye 
By: Geoff Ryman
100African, Non-Fiction
Martin Egblewogbe 
By: Geoff Ryman
Read Issue
Issue 9 Mar 2020
Fiction
La Bête 
By: Leah Bobet
Podcasts
Podcast: La Bête 
By: Leah Bobet
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Such Monstrous Births 
By: Emily Smith
Podcasts
Podcast: Such Monstrous Births 
By: Emily Smith
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Azimuth, Editorials
2020 Hugo Awards Eligibility 
By: Becca Evans
Reviews
Monday: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder 
By: David Hebblethwaite
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Wednesday: The True Queen by Zen Cho 
By: Rachel Hill
,
Friday: They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears by Johannes Anyuru 
By: A. S. Moser
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