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A Hugo Award-winning digital science fiction & fantasy magazine edited by @johnjosephadams.com.

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It's Best American Day! Here are the table of contents and the notable stories for Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 ed. by @hughhowey.com & I: Series: www.harpercollins.com/pages/bestam... TOC: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes... Notables: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...

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Loving this kind of reaction!

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I haven't even finished reading this and WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK!?!? This isn't a "story," this is a WRITTEN STEREOGRAM! Caroline M. Yoachim has literally (actually literally) discovered a new way to write!!! like the 3D chess of writing holy cow CAROLINE M. YOACHIM PUT VOICES IN MY HEAD!?!?

Editor's Note: This story, "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is one of the most amazing stories I've ever read. I urge everyone to read it, & I'm so excited to finally share it with you all. —John Joseph Adams lightspeedmagazine.com/HowToRead

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Marnanel Thurman

No worries! I thought that something with CSS was where we'd end up too, and because of that this story was kept in inventory for far longer than I'd have liked—as I tried to figure out how the heck we'd publish it. In the end, the website and ebook versions ended up quite similar formatting-wise.

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Marnanel Thurman

I don't recall all of the technical reasons, but after spending a LOT of time struggling to make the format of the story work (in this and ebook format), this way was what our webmaster advised would be best. As for screen readers—there is alt. text for all of the text-images, so I hope that helps.

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I have a new story out today and I am so excited to share it with you!!!! I wrote this story with the deliberate goal of making your brain do a thing that human brains really do not do. Give it a try and let me teach you a whole new way to read? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...

Forgot to tag @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social, the author of this incredible story. If you write a story next called "We Will Teach You How to Skeet | We Will Teach You How to Skeet," perhaps that will help.

It's come to our attention that the cover we used in our April 2024 issue is AI-generated. We deeply apologize for this error, and we remain committed to not using AI-generated content. We have corrected the issue and posted an explanation on our website. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/p...

For those who don't click thru: The original image was by Shutterstock user Ardea-studio, and we've now replaced the April 2024 issue's cover with an image from Tithi Luadthong (Grandfailure).

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😭😭😭 This flash is so packed with emotion. A metaphor for what we judge as worthy of saving and what we think should be let go. But every small thing counts and everything adds up. In the end we might end up much lonelier than we thought. by Will McMahon in @lightspeedmagazine.com

Fragments of a Symbiotic Life - Lightspeed Magazinewww.lightspeedmagazine.com I was born normal enough, except that I was four days late, which isn’t so much, and slightly jaundiced, which isn’t unusual, and had a raccoon for an arm, which is admittedly strange. It wasn’t my wh...

Good news, everyone! We'll be open to Fantasy genre Flash Fiction stories from March 15 - March 31. adamant.moksha.io/publication/...

New Fantasy Story at LIGHTSPEED: “All the Colours of the Death Knell” by Russell Hemmell https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/all-the-colours-of-the-death-knell/

New Science Fiction at LIGHTSPEED: “The Letters They Left Behind” by Scott Edelman (@scottedelman.bsky.social) https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-letters-they-left-behind/

Latest Book Review: Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, reviewed by Arley Sorg (@arleysorg). https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-review-never-whistle-at-night-an-indigenous-dark-fiction-anthology/

Book Review: Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology - Lightspeed Magazinewww.lightspeedmagazine.com Arley Sorg recommends a new anthology stuffed with exciting dark fiction: Never Whistle at Night, edited by Shane Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

New Fantasy Story at LIGHTSPEED: “The Blade and the Bloodwright” by Sloane Leong with a podcast narrated by Stefan Rudnicki: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-blade-and-the-bloodwright/

New Science Fiction at LIGHTSPEED: “The Things You Can Maintain Yourself” by Benjamin C. Kinney @benckinney.bsky.social https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-things-you-can-maintain-yourself/

LIGHTSPEED Editorial: August 2023 by John Joseph Adams @johnjosephadams.com: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/editorial-august-2023/

The first sentence on this story y'all...!

my @lightspeedmagazine.com story comes in a few days, I can't wait for y'all to read it!! you can also buy the whole issue early now! https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/august-2023-issue-159/

Latest Book Review: The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin, reviewed by Chris Kluwe (@chriswarcraft.bsky.social) https://t.co/avnY0bpO0D

New Science Fiction at LIGHTSPEED: “The United Systems Goodwill Concert Series and the Greatest Performance of All Time” by James Van Pelt. https://t.co/2WjHqmdnOa

New Fantasy Story at LIGHTSPEED: “Muna in Barish” by Isha Karki with a podcast narrated by Janina Edwards. https://t.co/sOAcIRWYq3

New Fantasy Story at LIGHTSPEED: “The Real Worlds” by Lauren Bajek. https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-real-worlds/

New Science Fiction at LIGHTSPEED: “The Bodhi Tree Asks Only For the Safe Return of Her Beloved” by Ashok K. Banker. https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-bodhi-tree-asks-only-for-the-safe-return-of-her-beloved/

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Congrats on the milestone! Glad to be part of the journey!

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