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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.


Jenny Blackford in our archives
Current Issue
14 Oct 2019
Fiction
The Great Mandini and the Dead Man's Hand 
By: Kevin Wabaunsee
Two in the morning in the booth of an all-night diner a block off Santa Monica Boulevard, and I was trying to convince the Great Mandini to tell me his secrets.
Podcasts
Podcast: The Great Mandini and the Dead Man's Hand 
By: Kevin Wabaunsee
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Kevin Wabaunsee's “The Great Mandini and the Dead Man's Hand.”
Poetry
Heaven is Expensive 
By: Ruben Reyes Jr.
atol de elote, pho, boba, pupusas / Taco Tuesday tacos, one dollar Spam musubi
Podcasts
Podcast: Heaven Is Expensive 
By: Ruben Reyes Jr.
Podcast read by: Ruben Reyes Jr.
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Ruben Reyes Jr.'s “Heaven Is Expensive,” as read by the poet.
Reviews
Monday: A Spy In Time by Imraan Coovadia 
By: Gautam Bhatia
Wednesday: Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton 
By: Redfern Jon Barrett
Friday: The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff 
By: Anthony Cardno
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Issue 7 Oct 2019
Fiction
The Sloppy Mathematics of Half-Ghosts 
By: Charles Payseur
Podcasts
Podcast: The Sloppy Mathematics of Half-Ghosts 
By: Charles Payseur
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Those Who Tell The Stories 
By: Davian Aw
Podcasts
Podcast: Those Who Tell the Stories 
By: Davian Aw
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Using Life by Ahmed Naji and Ayman al-Zorkany, translated by Benjamin Koerber 
By: Teresa Pepe
,
Wednesday: Jokes for the Gunmen by Mazen Maarouf 
By: Vivian Wagner
,
Friday: First Contact and Time Travel: Selected Essays and Short Stories by Zoran Živković, various translators 
By: Rachel Cordasco
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Issue 30 Sep 2019
Fiction
Replacement 
By: Isa Prospero
Art by: Juliana Pinho
Fiction
Progression 
By: Heitor Zen
Fiction
Spider 
By: Sérgio Motta
Fiction
Ajé 
By: H. Pueyo
Fiction
High Hopes 
By: Kali de los Santos
Poetry
The Color of the Mule 
By: Woody Dismukes
Poetry
A Conversation Between the Embalmed Heads of Lampião and Maria Bonita on Public Display at the Baiano State Forensic Institute, Circa Mid-20th Century 
By: Woody Dismukes
Poetry
movement 
By: Jarid Arraes
Podcasts
Podcast: High Hopes 
By: Kali de los Santos
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Azimuth
Strange Horizons presents: English-language SFF from Brazil 
By: Dante Luiz
Podcasts
Podcast: Progression 
By: Heitor Zen
Podcast read by: Julia Quandt
Podcasts
Podcast: Spider 
By: Sérgio Motta
Podcast read by: Sérgio Motta
Articles, Non-Fiction
The State of Play of Brazilian SFF 
By: Jana Bianchi
Podcasts
Podcast: Replacement 
By: Isa Prospero
Podcast read by: Solaine Chioro
Art
Artist Interview: Juliana Pinho 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Juliana Pinho
Reviews
Monday: 3% 
By: Preeti Singh
,
Wednesday: Dark Constellations by Pola Oloixarac, translated by Roy Kesey 
By: Abigail Nussbaum
,
Friday: Collision: Stories by J. S. Breukelaar 
By: Cynthia C. Scott
Read Issue
Issue 23 Sep 2019
Poetry
The Woods 
By: August Huerta
Podcasts
Podcast: The Woods 
By: August Huerta
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Articles, Non-Fiction
In Technicolor: A Roundtable on the Future of Diversity in Speculative Fiction 
By: Nisi Shawl
By: Linda Addison
By: Crystal Connor
By: Eileen Gunn
By: Greg Herren
By: Maria Nieto
By: Sumiko Saulson
By: Rain Graves
By: Tristissima et alia
Reviews
Monday: The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling 
By: Nibedita Sen
,
Wednesday: Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi 
By: Matt Hilliard
,
Friday: AfroSFv.3, edited by Ivor W. Hartmann 
By: Rachel Cordasco
Read Issue
Issue 16 Sep 2019
Fiction
This Is How 
By: Marie Brennan
Art by: Qistina Khalidah
Podcasts
Podcast: This Is How 
By: Marie Brennan
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Stepping the path trod by the moon 
By: Hester J. Rook
Podcasts
Podcast: Stepping the Path Trod by the Moon 
By: Hester J. Rook
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Hester J. Rook
Art
Artist Interview: Qistina Khalidah 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Qistina Khalidah
Reviews
Monday: Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson 
By: Catherine Baker
,
Wednesday: Monster Portraits by Del Samatar and Sofia Samatar 
By: Nicole E. Beck
,
Friday: The Green and Growing by Erin K. Wagner 
By: Stephen Case
Read Issue
Issue 9 Sep 2019
Fiction
And Now His Lordship Is Laughing 
By: Shiv Ramdas
Podcasts
Podcast: And Now His Lordship Is Laughing 
By: Shiv Ramdas
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Podcasts
Podcast: The Joy 
By: Sarah Shirley
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Poetry
The Joy 
By: Sarah Shirley
Reviews
Monday: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar 
By: Adri Joy
,
Wednesday: A Year Without a Winter edited by Dehlia Hannah 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Friday: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 
By: Electra Pritchett
Read Issue
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
Brazil Special: Call for Submissions
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
31 Aug 2019
Brazil Special Issue call for fiction submissions!
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Issue 26 Aug 2019
Poetry
The Unicorn's Question 
By: Cynthia So
Podcasts
Podcast: The Unicorn's Question 
By: Cynthia So
Podcast read by: Cynthia So
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Articles, Non-Fiction
Stories from the Radio 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Articles, Non-Fiction
“A lag is happening” : A disconnect between YA writers and the readers the books are written for 
By: Victoria Chen
Reviews
Monday: China Dream by Ma Jian, translated by Flora Drew 
By: Christina Ladd
,
Wednesday: Ambiguity Machines by Vandana Singh 
By: Sessily Watt
,
Friday: Sealed by Naomi Booth 
By: Anthony Cardno
Read Issue
Issue 19 Aug 2019
Fiction
Invisible and Dreadful 
By: S. R. Mandel
Podcasts
Podcast: Invisible and Dreadful 
By: S. R. Mandel
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Heatwave 
By: Joanne Merriam
By: Roger Dutcher
Podcasts
Podcast: Heatwave 
By: Joanne Merriam
By: Roger Dutcher
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas 
By: Jenny Hamilton
,
Wednesday: The Smoke by Simon Ings 
By: Nick Hubble
,
Friday: Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses: The Portrayal of Women in Science Fiction Cinema by Dean Conrad 
By: Octavia Cade
Read Issue
Issue 12 Aug 2019
Podcasts
Podcast: Someday We'll Embrace This Distance 
By: Niyah Morris
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Advice on Love from an Astronaut with a Failing Memory 
By: Rasha Abdulhadi
Fiction
Someday We'll Embrace This Distance 
By: Niyah Morris
Art by: Em Allen
Art
Artist Interview: Em Allen 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Em Allen
Podcasts
Podcast: Advice on Love from an Astronaut with a Failing Memory 
By: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Rasha Abdulhadi
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Migration by Helen Marshall 
By: Daniel Haeusser
,
Wednesday: Everything is Made of Letters by Sofía Rhei, translated by Sue Burke, James Womack, and Sofía Rhei 
By: Rachel Cordasco
,
Friday: The Road to Neozon by Anna Tambour 
By: M.L. Clark
Read Issue
Issue 5 Aug 2019
Fiction
The Weather Dancer 
By: Aisha Phoenix
Podcasts
Podcast: The Weather Dancer 
By: Aisha Phoenix
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Seven Truths and the In-Between 
By: Alexandra Seidel
Podcasts
Podcast: Seven Truths and the In-Between 
By: Alexandra Seidel
Podcast read by: Alexandra Seidel
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Dollmaker by Nina Allan 
By: David Hebblethwaite
,
Wednesday: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark 
By: Foz Meadows
,
Friday: The Hidden Witch by Molly Ostertag 
By: Anthony Cardno
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