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Justin Howe

Justin Howe is a graduate of the Odyssey Writers Workshop currently living in New York City. His work has appeared online at Spacesuits and Sixguns and the Internet Review of Science Fiction. He has several other reviews available in Strange Horizons's archives.


Justin Howe in our archives
Current Issue
20 Jan 2020
Fiction
One Hand in the Coffin 
By: Justin C. Key
Art by: Deoxy Diamond
Corey slipped his hand into the puppet’s back, like he had done many times with the doctor who made him talk about Michael and bathtubs and redness. His breath and stomach squeezed whenever he reached into dark, invisible places.
Podcasts
Podcast: One Hand in the Coffin 
By: Justin C. Key
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Justin C. Key's “One Hand in the Coffin.”
Poetry
Sap and Superstition 
By: Jessica P. Wick
But I thought of apple skin clinging to a curve, yet unshaped by apple-sorcery.
Podcasts
Podcast: Sap and Superstition 
By: Jessica P. Wick
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Jessica P. Wick's “Sap and Superstition.”
Art
Artist Interview: Deoxy Diamond 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Deoxy Diamond
I love the idea of representing folk stories and showcasing the culture of my country in a different way.
Podcasts
Be The Serpent Strange Horizons Special 
By: Alexandra Rowland
By: Freya Marske
By: Jennifer Mace
There’s this emphasis on the impact we have on the world, that I saw in a lot of these stories.
Reviews
Monday: Tears of the Trufflepig by Fernando A. Flores 
By: Christina Scholz
Wednesday: Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey 
By: Rachel Hill
Friday: Small Waiting Objects by T. D. Walker 
By: Octavia Cade
Read Issue
Issue 13 Jan 2020
Fiction
The Orientation 
By: Julianna Baggott
Podcasts
Podcast: The Orientation 
By: Julianna Baggott
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
A New Face 
By: Terese Mason Pierre
Podcasts
Podcast: A New Face 
By: Terese Mason Pierre
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Terese Mason Pierre
Reviews
Monday: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 
By: Stephen Case
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Wednesday: The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz 
By: Abigail Nussbaum
,
Friday: Black from the Future edited by Stephanie Andrea Allen and Lauren Cherelle 
By: Anahvia Taiyib
Read Issue
Issue 6 Jan 2020
Fiction
The Marriage Book 
By: Mitchell Shanklin
Podcasts
Podcast: The Marriage Book 
By: Mitchell Shanklin
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
ode to an asexual 
By: Nikoline Kaiser
Podcasts
Podcast: ode to an asexual 
By: Nikoline Kaiser
Podcast read by: Nikoline Kaiser
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: 2019 in Review: Part One 
By: Our Reviewers
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Wednesday: 2019 in Review: Part Two 
By: Our Reviewers
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Friday: 2019 in Review: Part Three 
By: Our Reviewers
Read Issue
Issue 23 Dec 2019
Poetry
The City That Changed Hands 
By: Maya Chhabra
Podcasts
Podcast: The City That Changed Hands 
By: Maya Chhabra
Podcast read by: Maya Chhabra
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger 
By: Paul Kincaid
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Wednesday: Patricia A. McKillip and the Art of Fantasy World-Building by Audrey Isabel Taylor 
By: Aaron Heil
,
Friday: The Return of the Incredible Exploding Man by Dave Hutchinson 
By: Duncan Lawie
Read Issue
Issue 16 Dec 2019
Fiction
Flags Flying Before a Fall 
By: Osahon Ize-Iyamu
Podcasts
Podcast: Flags Flying Before a Fall 
By: Osahon Ize-Iyamu
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Pillage, Thundersnow 
By: Liu Chengyu
Podcasts
Podcast: Pillage, Thundersnow 
By: Liu Chengyu
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Azimuth
Original Fiction in 2019 
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
Reviews
Monday: The Little Animals by Sarah Tolmie 
By: Catherine Rockwood
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Wednesday: Shadows of the Short Days by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson 
By: Rachel Cordasco
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Friday: Chronin, vols 1-2 by Alison Wigus 
By: Christina Ladd
Read Issue
Issue 9 Dec 2019
Fiction
Into the Eye 
By: SL Harris
Podcasts
Podcast: Into the Eye 
By: SL Harris
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) 
By: Jessy Randall
Podcasts
Podcast: Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) 
By: Jessy Randall
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Peter Watts Is An Angry Sentient Tumour by Peter Watts 
By: Vivian Wagner
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Wednesday: Sharp and Sugar Tooth edited by Octavia Cade 
By: Nibedita Sen
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Friday: David Mogo, Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa 
By: Gautam Bhatia
Read Issue
Issue 2 Dec 2019
Fiction
The Garden's First Rule 
By: Sheldon Costa
Art by: Arturo Lauria
Podcasts
Podcast: The Garden's First Rule 
By: Sheldon Costa
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Gretel's Bones 
By: Mari Ness
Podcasts
Podcast: Gretel's Bones 
By: Mari Ness
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee 
By: Bee Gabriel
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Wednesday: The Lucy Temerlin Institute for Broken Shapeshifters Guide to Starving Boys by Kuzhali Manickavel 
By: M. L. Clark
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Friday: Something Like The End by Ashley Morrow Hermsmeier 
By: Nicole E. Beck
Read Issue
Issue 25 Nov 2019
Poetry
Autologous Transplant 
By: Nisa Malli
Podcasts
Podcast: Autologous Transplant 
By: Nisa Malli
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Nisa Malli
Articles, Non-Fiction
Stranger Than Fox Spirits 
By: Lucia Tang
Columns, Non-Fiction
Stories from the Radio 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Reviews
Monday: The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell 
By: Sean Guynes
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Wednesday: Ghostographs by Maria Romasco Moore 
By: Gabriella Ekman
,
Friday: Poems by Diana Wynne Jones, edited by Isobel Armstrong 
By: Evelyn Deshane
Read Issue
Issue 18 Nov 2019
Fiction
Seed Vault 
By: Marika Bailey
Art by: Gary Frier
Podcasts
Podcast: Seed Vault 
By: Marika Bailey
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The far western regions of the archipelago are where the dragons live 
By: Alicia Cole
Podcasts
Podcast: The far western regions of the archipelago are where the dragons live 
By: Alicia Cole
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Art
Artist Interview: Gary Frier 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Gary Frier
Reviews
Monday: Trapped in the R.A.W: A Journal Of My Experiences During The Great Invasion by Kate Boyes 
By: Nina Allan
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Wednesday: Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu 
By: Gautam Bhatia
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Friday: After The Flood by Kassandra Montag 
By: A. S. Moser
Read Issue
Issue 11 Nov 2019
Fiction
Whom My Soul Loves 
By: Rivqa Rafael
Podcasts
Podcast: Whom My Soul Loves 
By: Rivqa Rafael
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Mother Searches For Her Own Story 
By: Mary McMyne
Poetry
Syndrome 
By: Ugonna-Ora Owoh
Podcasts
Podcast: November 11 Poetry 
By: Mary McMyne
By: Ugonna-Ora Owoh
Podcast read by: Mary McMyne
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Women's War by Jenna Glass 
By: Foz Meadows
,
Wednesday: A Spy In Time by Imraan Coovadia 
By: Gautam Bhatia
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Friday: Tell Them of Battles, Kings & Elephants by Matthias Enard 
By: Aaron Heil
Read Issue
Issue 28 Oct 2019
Poetry
The Bandit King 
By: Kelly Stewart
Podcasts
Podcast: The Bandit King 
By: Kelly Stewart
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Kelly Stewart
Articles, Non-Fiction
Orcs, Britons, And The Martial Race Myth, Part I: A Species Built For Racial Terror 
By: James Mendez Hodes
Reviews
Monday: Aniara 
By: Octavia Cade
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Wednesday: Carnival Row 
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
,
Friday: The Outside by Ada Hoffman 
By: Duncan Lawie
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