Strange Horizons

Poetry

Basal Ganglia

By: Lynne Sargent

12 Nov 2018

they gaze too long at your mortality / until you wish your body / was so transparent

Poetry

The Service Agreement Does Not Cover What Happens During Sleep

By: R. Mac Jones

5 Nov 2018

Who? You may ask. Our call: Who-We, like owls sounding like they are quite enjoying themselves.

Poetry

SHE

By: Heather Averhoff

22 Oct 2018

A tapestry, shorn— / tearing through the tattered sleeve— / scarlet, muscle, bone

Poetry

Between the Wires

By: Vanessa Taylor

15 Oct 2018

we created blueprints of better living / on the jagged edges of Mars / before Mars knew who she was

Poetry

family talk

By: Laura Theis

8 Oct 2018

who has a mother? I say, all babies but also:

Poetry

Ice Pick

By: Mehnaz Sahibzada

1 Oct 2018

I see this circus / in your eyes when you / look at me

Poetry

3D-Printed Brother

By: Millie Ho

25 Sep 2018

That inkblot bruise on your belly—it bloomed like a dying star.

Poetry

How To Betray Sagittarius A*

By: Mary Soon Lee

24 Sep 2018

Worthless to waste grief / on ancient tragedies.

Poetry

Advice for Time Travelers

By: Mary Soon Lee

24 Sep 2018

If you insist upon leaving / set your affairs in order first.

Poetry

My Safety Net

By: Holly Day

17 Sep 2018

if I pretend I’m a machine, I can stay calm