I hate endings. I’m writing this in the same chair I’ve written the previous 17 “Uncanny Valleys.” It’s a squishy leather chair in the corner of the living room in our house, The Milford. The Milford is a Sears Catalog House—a kit that came to DeKalb on a train and was pieced together in 1938. […]
Hey… THIS EDITORIAL IS LAVA! QUICK, JUMP ON SOMETHING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE! We are writing this in an undisclosed location in the woods of the Upper Midwest, surrounded by friends and magic. This is a brief pause to reenergize. As many of you know by now, Lynne has Big Awesome Secret News, and soon […]
Okay, normally we would have some sort of opening to the editorial before the news, but there is no way we are burying this lede (even if you’ve seen this story a million times already). Two Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Hugo Award! “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies” by Brooke Bolander is a finalist for Best […]
(Editors’ Note: Because Michael was procrastinating about writing this issue’s editorial, he decided to ask Twitter to do it. This section is The Uncanny Magazine Exquisite Corpse Editorial. The Exquisite Corpse was an old Surrealist game where you build off of what the previous person created, but you never see the whole. In this case, […]
It is 2017. All of you know what happened to the world in November. So… Does art matter anymore? We’re usually playful in this editorial. After the American elections, though, it’s hard to be whimsical about much of anything. The question we led this editorial with went around social media in the days right after […]
Is it that time of year again? Is there a crispness in the air? Are decorations going up around your town? Are you hearing joyful songs of the season? That’s right! IT’S TIME TO BEGIN A NEW YEAR OF UNCANNY MAGAZINE! Is there really a more magical time of year? So sing an Uncanny carol! […]
“Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you […]
AIEE!! WHAT IS THAT BRIGHT HOT THING IN THE SKY!!! ARE WE ALL DOOMED?!?! Wait, no. It is finally summer in the Midwest! Flowers are blooming and allergies are trying to kill us! Our seven days of Illinois spring are over, bringing the heat, humidity, and mosquito swarms! So let’s stay inside and make a […]
The weather is ping–ponging between snow, rain, and sun today, so clearly we are writing this during a Chicago April. Despite the wacky weather, the daffodils and tulips are still fighting the elements in front of our Sears catalog house to declare THEY ARE NOT GIVING UP ON THIS SPRING THING. Before we know it, […]
It’s the spring issue of Uncanny Magazine! Flowers! Trees! Wicker Men! Please feel free to read this outside in a park—unless it’s raining because that would be bad for your tech. Since this is a time of growth and renewal, we should lead with our super exciting news. Most of you will know this already […]