by P. Djèlí Clark in Uncanny Magazine Issue Thirty-Six
1704 Tsardom of Muscovy Ibrahim watched as Tsar Pyotr of the Russians was seated into a wooden chair in front of a fireplace. It was made for a very big man, with a high back and curved arms carved like lions. And the Tsar was certainly big, taller than any of the other men […]
by Kenneth Schneyer in Uncanny Magazine Issue Thirty-Six
(Content note: domestic violence/murder) It is said that Archimedes was asked by the King of Syracuse to authenticate a manuscript. King Hiero had received what purported to be Alexander of Macedon’s own copy of the Iliad, brought out from the Library at Alexandria itself. He sent envoys to Egypt to ask whether Alexander’s Iliad had […]
by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas in Uncanny Magazine Issue Thirty-Six
We did it. This is the final issue of Uncanny Magazine Year 6. As this is the sixth time we’ve managed to complete an entire year of issues, that might not seem like a huge deal. The first two issues, however, were not created in our home. Thanks to the magic of Wi-Fi, tablets, and […]
by Marissa Lingen in Uncanny Magazine Issue Thirty-Six
If optimism stems from the belief that things can get better from the current moment, then surely the middle of 2020 gives us more scope for optimism than any time in our lifetimes so far, in multiple directions. Scope, of course, is not the same thing as grounds. Every week we combine the ongoing major […]
by Elsa Sjunneson in Uncanny Magazine Issue Thirty-Six
If you’d told me exactly one year ago that I would be sitting in a house in Seattle, WA with my guide dog in his bed, planning to see my gentleman caller for a dram of scotch in the evening…I would have laughed. That would have felt impossible. After all, I was married. I owned […]
by Del Sandeen in Uncanny Magazine Issue Thirty-Six
While the Black Lives Matter movement is finally receiving long-overdue mainstream focus, there are many separate social issues beneath that wide umbrella. One of the topics gaining attention right now in the quest for true equality is representation in literature. Hence, Black creators’ promotion of Black Voices Matter. A quick perusal of that hashtag on […]
Metal Like Blood in the Dark by T. Kingfisher
Juvenilia by Lavie Tidhar
(available Oct 06, 2020)
In The Space of Twelve Minutes by James Yu
(available Oct 06, 2020)
The City of the Tree by Marie Brennan
(available Oct 06, 2020)
Thank You, Patreon Supporters! by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
Sticks and String by Christopher Mark Rose
(available Oct 06, 2020)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Excellence by Nibedita Sen
(available Oct 06, 2020)
Interview: Kenneth Schneyer by Caroline M. Yoachim
Interview: Lavie Tidhar by Lavie Tidhar
(available Oct 06, 2020)
