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M. L. Clark

M. L. Clark is a Canadian immigrant to Medellín, Colombia, and a writer of speculative fiction, reviews, poetry, and cultural essays.


M. L. Clark in our archives
Current Issue
18 Jan 2021
Poetry
Soft Shoulder (Excerpt) 
By: Zach Ozma
Soft Shoulder speaking softly / quick-stop-tongued lanky cur dog / lisping languid in jeans
Podcasts
Podcast: Soft Shoulder (Excerpt) 
By: Zach Ozma
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Zach Ozma
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Zach Ozma's “Soft Shoulder (Excerpt)” with a reading by the poet.
Fiction
Secrets of the Kath 
By: Fatima Taqvi
Art by: Juliana Pinho
Splinters, old and new. How else can the skin remember the tree? If it hurts, that is the point.
Art
Artist Interview: Juliana Pinho's Making-Of 
By: Juliana Pinho
The way I see it, this story is full of symbolic touchstones, visual elements with layers of meaning that are not always obvious, or even accessible, to the reader.
Reviews
Monday: Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell 
By: Nina Allan
Wednesday: Bulbbul 
By: Titash Sen
Friday: The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson 
By: Manjari Sahay
Read Issue
Issue 11 Jan 2021
Fiction
The karyōbinga sings to Jiro 
By: Ryu Ando
Podcasts
Podcast: The karyōbinga sings to Jiro 
By: Ryu Ando
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Poetry
In Which the Deer, Unwittingly or Not, Moves In 
By: Nikki Caffier Smith
Podcasts
Podcast: In Which the Deer, Unwittingly or Not, Moves In 
By: Nikki Caffier Smith
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Creative Surgery by Clelia Farris, translated by Rachel S. Cordasco and Jennifer Delare 
By: Nicole E. Beck
,
Wednesday: Sea Change by Nancy Kress 
By: Gautam Bhatia
,
Friday: Echoes of Another by Chandra K. Clarke 
By: Mark Laherty
Read Issue
Issue 4 Jan 2021
Azimuth
Fiction submissions will remain closed in January 
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
Fiction
Yearning 
By: Maya Beck
Podcasts
Podcast: Yearning 
By: Maya Beck
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Hank McCoy's Complaint Against The Danger Room 
By: Stephanie Burt
Poetry
Frostina 
By: Stephanie Burt
Podcasts
Podcast: Frostina 
By: Stephanie Burt
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Stephanie Burt
Reviews
Monday: 2020 in Review: Part One 
By: Our Reviewers
,
Wednesday: 2020 in Review: Part Two 
By: Our Reviewers
,
Friday: 2020 in Review: Part Three 
By: Our Reviewers
Read Issue
Issue 21 Dec 2020
Azimuth
Original Fiction in 2020 
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
Fiction
Come Water, Be One of Us 
By: Octavia Cade
Art by: Galen Dara
Podcasts
Podcast: Come Water, Be One of Us 
By: Octavia Cade
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Believers 
By: Meep Matsushima
Podcasts
Podcast: The Believers 
By: Meep Matsushima
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Meep Matsushima
Reviews
Monday: The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg 
By: Sessily Watt
,
Wednesday: Nancy Drew (2019–present) 
By: Samira Nadkarni
,
Friday: Women's Weird 2: More Strange Stories by Women, 1891-1937, edited by Melissa Edmundson 
By: Maureen Kincaid Speller
Read Issue
Issue 14 Dec 2020
Fiction
Alhaji Jerry 
By: ML Kejera
Podcasts
Podcast: Alhaji Jerry 
By: ML Kejera
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Poetry
A training session 
By: Brigid Nemeton
Podcasts
Podcast: A training session 
By: Brigid Nemeton
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Brigid Nemeton
Reviews
Monday: Outer Ragna Volume 1 by Kasugamaru, translated by Alexander Keller-Nelson 
By: Kyle Tam
,
Wednesday: Red Dust by Yoss, translated by David Frye 
By: Gautam Bhatia
,
Friday: We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin 
By: Daniel Haeusser
Read Issue
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
PALESTINIAN SPECIAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
By: Rasha Abdulhadi
By: Basma Ghalayini
7 Dec 2020
Strange Horizons is now accepting fiction submissions for the Palestinian Special issue! The issue, edited by Rasha Abdulhadi and Basma Ghalayini will be published at the end of March 2021. We are open for submissions from now until January 31, 2021. Don't wait till the end to send your work!
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Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
دعوة لتقديم الطلبات للمشاركة بعدد خاص بفلسطيند
By: Rasha Abdulhadi
By: Basma Ghalayini
Translated by: Basma Ghalayini
7 Dec 2020
تقديم الطلبات مفتوح من الان و حتى تاريخ 31 يناير 2021. قدم/ قدمي عملك عاجلا و ليس آجلا!
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Issue 7 Dec 2020
Fiction
Renovation of a Finite Apartment 
By: Toby MacNutt
Podcasts
Podcast: Renovation of a Finite Apartment 
By: Toby MacNutt
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Three Triolets 
By: Anna Cates
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
PALESTINIAN SPECIAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 
By: Rasha Abdulhadi
By: Basma Ghalayini
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
دعوة لتقديم الطلبات للمشاركة بعدد خاص بفلسطيند 
By: Rasha Abdulhadi
By: Basma Ghalayini
Translated by: Basma Ghalayini
Podcasts
Podcast: Three Triolets 
By: Anna Cates
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: The Broken Heavens by Kameron Hurley 
By: Sean Guynes
,
Wednesday: Water Must Fall by Nick Wood 
By: Mark Granger
,
Friday: That We May Live: Speculative Chinese Fiction 
By: Stephen Case
Read Issue
Issue 1 Dec 2020
Editorials
A manera de prólogo | A sort of foreword 
By: Libia Brenda
Fiction
Tsintatak (Náhuatl) 
By: Ateri Miyawatl
Fiction
Tsintatak (Español) 
By: Ateri Miyawatl
Translated by: Ateri Miyawatl
Fiction
Tsintatak (English) 
By: Ateri Miyawatl
Translated by: Adam Coon
Fiction
Prometeo con carita feliz ツ(Español) 
By: Daniela L. Guzmán
Art by: Victor Bizar Gómez
Podcasts
Podcast: Prometeo con carita feliz ツ 
By: Daniela L. Guzmán
Podcast read by: Héctor González
Fiction
Prometheus with a happy face ツ(English) 
By: Daniela L. Guzmán
Art by: Victor Bizar Gómez
Translated by: Daniela L. Guzmán
Podcasts
Podcast: Prometheus with a happy face ツ 
By: Daniela L. Guzmán
Podcast read by: Héctor González
Fiction
Estrella de la muerte (Español) 
By: Vraiux Dorós
Podcasts
Podcast: Estrella de la muerte 
By: Vraiux Dorós
Podcast read by: Aureliano García Haros
Fiction
Dark Star (English) 
By: Vraiux Dorós
Translated by: Toshiya Kamei
Fiction
Galaxy's Best (English) 
By: Luz Rosales
Fiction
Galaxy's Best (Español) 
By: Luz Rosales
Translated by: Andrea Chapela
Fiction
Biografía de las algas (Español) 
By: Martha Riva Palacio Obón
Fiction
Biography of Algae (English) 
By: Martha Riva Palacio Obón
Translated by: Will Morningstar
Fiction
Bromelia (English) 
By: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez
Fiction
Bromelia (Español) 
By: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez
Translated by: Andrea Chapela
Fiction
Uroboros (Español) 
By: Emiliano González
Fiction
Uroboros (English) 
By: Emiliano González
Translated by: Emma Törzs
Poetry
The Harrowing | Desgarrador 
By: Gabriel Ascencio Morales
Translated by: Juan Martínez
Art
Artist Interview: Victor Bizar Gómez 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Victor Bizar Gómez
Poetry
Jícara | Boch 
By: Ruperta Bautista Vázquez
Translated by: Morgan L. Ventura
Poetry
Tequila Mockingbird | Matar un Ruiseñor 
By: Raúl Gallardo Flores
Translated by: Juan Martínez
Podcasts
Podcast: Mexico Special Issue Poetry 
By: Gabriel Ascencio Morales
By: Raúl Gallardo Flores
By: Ruperta Bautista Vázquez
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Morgan L. Ventura
Podcast read by: Juan Martínez
Translated by: Juan Martínez
Translated by: Morgan L. Ventura
Articles, Non-Fiction
Paneo veloz por la literatura de imaginación en México 
By: Libia Brenda
Articles, Non-Fiction
A Brief Overview of Fantastic Imaginative Lit in Mexico 
By: Libia Brenda
Translated by: Allana C. Noyes
Podcasts
Podcast: Tsintatak (Náhuatl) 
By: Ateri Miyawatl
Podcast read by: Ateri Miyawatl
Podcasts
Podcast: Bromelia (English) 
By: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez
Podcast read by: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez
Podcasts
Podcast: Dark Star Carlos José Pérez Sámano 
By: Vraiux Dorós
Podcast read by: Carlos José Pérez Sámano
Podcasts
Podcast: Bromelia (Español) 
By: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez
Podcast read by: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez
Translated by: Andrea Chapela
Reviews
Tuesday: El infierno es aquí: Recursos Humanos by Ronnie Medellín 
By: Guadalupe Elias
,
Tuesday: El infierno es aquí: Recursos Humanos por Ronnie Medellín 
By: Guadalupe Elias
Translated by: Guadalupe Elias
Read Issue
Issue 23 Nov 2020
Poetry
The Revisionist 
By: Michael Bazzett
Podcasts
Podcast: The Revisionist 
By: Michael Bazzett
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Michael Bazzett
Columns, Non-Fiction
Stories from the Radio 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Articles, Non-Fiction
Moving Beyond Diversity: A Conversation We Need To Have In SFF 
By: Cat Rambo
Columns, Non-Fiction
The Myriad Drumbeats of Afrofuturism - The Gollum in Me 
By: Mame Bougouma Diene
Reviews
Monday: Settling the World by M. John Harrison 
By: Martin Petto
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Wednesday: The State She’s In by Lesley Wheeler 
By: Eve Morton
,
Friday: The Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag 
By: Anthony Cardno
Read Issue
Issue 16 Nov 2020
Fiction
Bitter Soil 
By: Cat Aquino
Podcasts
Podcast: Bitter Soil 
By: Cat Aquino
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Poetry
Plump Rat 
By: Michael Chang
Podcasts
Podcast: Plump Rat 
By: Michael Chang
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction & Fantasy edited by Marie Hodgkinson 
By: Karen Healey
By: Stephanie Burt
,
Wednesday: A Luminous Republic by Andrés Barba, translated by Lisa Dillman 
By: Prashanth Gopalan
,
Friday: Haunted Grave and Other Stories by Ezeiyoke Chukwunonso 
By: Robert Edison Sandiford
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