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Shannon Fay

Shannon Fay is a manga editor by day, fiction writer by night. Her debut novel Innate Magic is coming out later this year.


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Current Issue
13 Sep 2021
Fiction
An Exploration of Nichole Otieno’s Early Filmography (1232-1246) 
By: Kola Heyward-Rotimi
As the title of this essay implies, I hope to shed light on Otieno’s elusive St. Isilian Postcolonial Era films. As my well-earned reputation implies, I don’t intend to write this in an orthodox way.
Poetry
The suck-up 
By: Steve Castro
Who will volunteer to put their right hand on this marble table?
Podcasts
Podcast: The suck-up 
By: Steve Castro
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Steve Castro's “The suck-up.”
Reviews
Monday: Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee 
By: Nina Allan
Wednesday: Curling Vines and Crimson Trades by Kellie Doherty 
By: Iori Kusano
Friday: Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa 
By: Gautam Bhatia
Read Issue
Issue 6 Sep 2021
Poetry
Funeral for a Star 
By: Yuna Kang
Fiction
All Us Ghosts 
By: B. Pladek
Art by: Johnny Anger
Podcasts
Podcast: Funeral for a Star 
By: Yuna Kang
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Yuna Kang
Podcasts
Podcast: All Us Ghosts 
By: B. Pladek
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Reviews
Monday: The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag 
By: Anthony Cardno
,
Wednesday: Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison 
By: Kate Macdonald
,
Friday: Professor Everywhere by Nicholas Binge 
By: Ian J. Simpson
Read Issue
Issue 30 Aug 2021
Editorials
Of Unexpected Treasures; Emeralds; Pearls; a Lion City; a Million Elephants 
By: Romie Stott
Poetry
Firework 
By: Ian Goh
Poetry
空心菜 ¹ 
By: Andy Winter
Poetry
City Lights as Myth 
By: Yong-Yu Huang
Poetry
Âu Cơ in the Water Palace 
By: Sunny Vuong
Poetry
All the Army Ghost Stories I Have Heard 
By: Natalie Wang
Poetry
Housekeeping Duties 
By: Mark Dimaisip
Poetry
Rites of Becoming a White Lady 
By: Yvanna Vien Tica
Poetry
Kuala Lumpur Urban Legends 
By: Jack Kin Lim
Poetry
Bunian Laundry 
By: May Chong
Poetry
Ode 
By: P. H. Low
Podcasts
Podcast: Poetry of the Southeast Asia Poetry Special 
By: Ian Goh
By: Andy Winter
By: Yong-Yu Huang
By: Sunny Vuong
By: Natalie Wang
By: Mark Dimaisip
By: Yvanna Vien Tica
By: Jack Kin Lim
By: May Chong
By: P. H. Low
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Ian Goh
Podcast read by: Yong-Yu Huang
Podcast read by: Sunny Vuong
Podcast read by: Natalie Wang
Podcast read by: Mark Dimaisip
Podcast read by: Yvanna Vien Tica
Podcast read by: Jack Kin Lim
Podcast read by: May Chong
Podcast read by: P. H. Low
Reviews
Monday: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 
By: Roy Salzman-Cohen
,
Wednesday: The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Friday: Elemental by the Center for the Art of Translation 
By: Rachel Cordasco
Read Issue
Issue 23 Aug 2021
Poetry
Ode to Women’s Arms in SF Television 
By: Hannah V Warren
Articles, Non-Fiction
Surviving Utopia 
By: Kes Otter Lieffe
Columns, Non-Fiction
Writing While Disabled 
By: Nisi Shawl
By: Kristy Anne Cox
Podcasts
Podcast: Ode to Women’s Arms in SF Television 
By: Hannah V Warren
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 
By: Gautam Bhatia
,
Wednesday: Water Horse by Melissa Scott 
By: Kelly Jennings
,
Friday: The Fallen by Ada Hoffmann 
By: Duncan Lawie
Read Issue
Issue 16 Aug 2021
Poetry
Cartilage 
By: Bryce A. Taylor
Podcasts
Podcast: Cartilage 
By: Bryce A. Taylor
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Bryce A. Taylor
Reviews
Monday: The Green Knight 
By: Emily Price
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Wednesday: Silverfish by Rone Shavers 
By: Matt Holder
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Friday: Asadora! by Naoki Urasawa, translated by John Werry 
By: Shannon Fay
Read Issue
Issue 9 Aug 2021
Fiction
The Loneliness of Former Constellations 
By: P. H. Low
Poetry
Stardust Word 
By: Gabriel Ertsgaard
Podcasts
Podcast: The Loneliness of Former Constellations 
By: P. H. Low
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Reviews
Monday: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark 
By: V. F. Armstrong
,
Wednesday: Climbing Lightly Through Forests: A Poetry Anthology Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin, edited by R.B. Lemberg & Lisa M. Bradley 
By: Debbie Gascoyne
,
Friday: Doors of Sleep by Tim Pratt 
By: Eric Hendel
Read Issue
Issue 3 Aug 2021
Fiction
Cocoon 
By: H. Pueyo
Art by: Gianne Encarnacion
Podcasts
Podcast: Cocoon 
By: H. Pueyo
Podcast read by: Courtney Floyd
Poetry
The Hollow 
By: M. Regan
Podcasts
Podcast: The Hollow 
By: M. Regan
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Tuesday: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 
By: Nicole Berland
,
Wednesday: The Monster Baru Cormorant and The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson 
By: Matt Hilliard
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Friday: The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier 
By: Aaron Heil
Read Issue
Issue 26 Jul 2021
Poetry
What Cacti Read 
By: Mary Soon Lee
Podcasts
Podcast: What Cacti Read 
By: Mary Soon Lee
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Mary Soon Lee
Articles, Non-Fiction
Staff Stories: Art Department 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Heather McDougal
By: Dante Luiz
Columns
Stories From the Radio 
By: Kuzhali Manickavel
Reviews
Monday: Rabbit Island by Elvira Navarro, translated by Christina MacSweeney 
By: Jonathan Crowe
,
Wednesday: Plants in Science Fiction: Speculative Vegetation, edited by Katherine E. Bishop, David Higgins, and Jerry Määttä 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Friday: Busted Synapses by Erika L. Satifka 
By: Stephen Case
Read Issue
Issue 19 Jul 2021
Fiction
The Cataloguer of Deceit 
By: Ian Rosales Casocot
Podcasts
Podcast: The Cataloguer of Deceit 
By: Ian Rosales Casocot
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Poetry
In the Witch’s House 
By: Nora Claire Miller
Podcasts
Podcast: In the Witch's House 
By: Nora Claire Miller
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Nora Claire Miller
Reviews
Monday: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 
By: Paul Kincaid
,
Wednesday: The Old Guard 
By: Marina Berlin
,
Friday: Glitter & Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die, edited by dave ring 
By: Anthony Cardno
Read Issue
Issue 12 Jul 2021
Poetry
The Great Missouri Tornado of 1882 
By: Dante Novario
Podcasts
Podcast: The Great Missouri Tornado of 1882 
By: Dante Novario
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Dante Novario
Fiction
Data Migration 
By: Melanie Harding-Shaw
Podcasts
Podcast: Data Migration 
By: Melanie Harding-Shaw
Podcast read by: Melanie Harding-Shaw
Reviews
Monday: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey 
By: A. S. Moser
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Wednesday: Robot Artists & Black Swans by Bruce Sterling (writing as Bruno Argento) 
By: M. L. Clark
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Friday: Collective Gravities by Chloe N. Clark 
By: Phoenix Scholz
Read Issue
Issue 5 Jul 2021
Fiction
Haja Hoje 
By: Anna Martino
Art by: Palloma Barreto
Podcasts
Podcast: Haja Hoje 
By: Anna Martino
Podcast read by: Kat Kourbeti
Poetry
Adam-ondi-Ahman 
By: Audrey Zheng
Art
Artist Interview: Palloma Barreto 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Palloma Barreto
Reviews
Monday: Soulstar by C. L. Polk 
By: Catherine Rockwood
,
Wednesday: Seeds And Other Stories by Ursula Pflug 
By: Zachary Gillan
,
Friday: Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford 
By: Cynthia C. Scott
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