by Sarah Pinsker in Uncanny Magazine Issue Three
The circus landed in late October. It was a Tuesday night, near midnight, and I should have been asleep. I had been asleep, actually, on the couch that served as my bed, but then the rain started. Not a gentle autumn rain like we’d been getting off and on for the last week. Sharp, slanted […]
by Emily Devenport in Uncanny Magazine Issue Three
Dr. Polingyouma’s machine is still running, that’s what they tell me. Just what that machine does depends on whom you ask. And they’ve made it pretty clear that I’m not being paid to ask questions. Since I’m being paid so well, I don’t push it. Besides, they’re the ones who should be asking me. I’ve […]
by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas in Uncanny Magazine Issue Three
We’re writing this in the frigid past of February. Northern Illinois is in a record cold snap, and the temperatures are below zero. Wolves are circling our house—so, so hungry and so, so cold. Welcome to the third issue of Uncanny Magazine, you fabulous Space Unicorns! Hopefully, it’s warm and delightful in future March where […]
by Amal El-Mohtar in Uncanny Magazine Issue Three
I have never had any difficulty answering the question, “What is your favourite book?” For as long as I can remember, it’s been The Hobbit, first encountered when I was seven, the year I also discovered Doctor Who, poetry, and the concept of mythology. The Hobbit led me to writing, to holding worlds inside me, […]
