Flash Fiction Online #121, October 2023 “To Slay a Goblin” by Dylan Curry “The Constellations of Daughter Death” by Lyndsey Croal “Saint Woad and Sister Welwitshcia” by Katy Boyer “Ursula the Monster” by Chelsea Sutton (reprint, not reviewed)
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Strange Horizons, October 2nd & 9th, 2023
[On May 10, 2021 Strange Horizons officially expressed its political support for Palestinian solidarity. The views of Tangent Online reviewers are not necessarily those of Strange Horizons. Fiction critiqued at Tangent Online is, as much as is humanly possible, without prejudice and based solely on artistic merit.] Strange Horizons, October 2nd & 9th, 2023 “Wingless, …
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Read More...Exploring the Unknown — “Chain Reaction”
Exploring the Unknown (1945-48) aired “Chain Reaction” on October 19, 1947. I could find little information about this program, some sites listing only 3 episodes, others 6, with only one supplying all 6 extant episodes available (at a small price) for the curious listener. The only other episode of the program we’ve run here came …
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Read More...Tor.com, September 2023
Tor.com, September 2023 “The Passing of the Dragon” by Ken Liu “The Tale of Clancy the Scrivener” by Ramsey Shehadeh “FORM 8774-D” by Alex Irvine
Read More...Chandu the Magician — “The Wizard of Kalahari”
Chandu the Magician (1932-35, 1948-50) aired “The Wizard of Kalahari” on December 10, 1949 as the renumbered 4th of the 6 half-hour episodes that picked up in November to finish 1949 after its hiatus in May of that year. The first run (1932-35) consisted of daily 15-minute episodes that became popular very quickly, so much …
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Read More...Mysterion, September 2023
Mysterion, September 2023 “The Virgin” by Jaye Nasir
Read More...Fantasy #95, September 2023
Fantasy #95, September 2023 “The Cursed Universe Inside Your Eye” by Angela Liu “Dread of the White Dog” by Lowry Poletti “Bacá” by Alex V. Cruz “Set Yourself on Fire” by Sam Kyung Yoo
Read More...The Mighty Sons of Hercules, edited by P. Alexander
The Mighty Sons of Hercules, Volume One Edited by P. Alexander (Cirsova Publishing, October 2023, pb, 202 pp.) “Maxus and the Lake of Blood” by Abraham Strongjohn “Summer of the Stranger” by Misha Burnett “The Son of Herku Against the Beast of Gnak-Kor” by Nathan Dabney “Battle of the Rages” by Michael Tierney “Mighty Umaeo …
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Read More...Lightspeed #160, September 2023
Lightspeed #160, September 2023 “Money in the Bank” by John Kessel and Bruce Sterling “Instructions for the Broken Hearted” by Jordan Kurella “Eve’s Prayer” by Victor Forna “Simmered in Their Wealth Like the Richest of Sauces” by Jo Miles “The Hole in the Garden” by Gene Doucette “Remains” by N. R. Lambert “Death by Water” …
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Read More...Nightmare #132, September 2023
Nightmare #132, September 2023 “Nightmare of a Million Faces” by Pedro Iniguez “Student Living” by Ashley Deng “The Ascension of Magdalene” by Donyae Coles
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