Instead of partaking in spring cleaning, my partner and I clean house in the winter because that’s when we have the most free time. I bring this up for two reasons: 1) I’m terribly behind on it because I am a serial procrastinator (oops), and 2) she unearthed one of my writing notebooks from high […]
I hear them outside my office before I see them: footsteps, then voices, two at minimum, but sometimes more. I lean in closer to my desk, listening to their feet shuffle. They always travel in packs. When they start talking three feet short of the threshold, it goes something like this: “I think she’s in […]
Uncanny Magazine would like to thank the following people for backing our Year Five Kickstarter. This magazine would not be possible without their support. @heartofcoyote, @prof_sje, A Grue, A Miura, A non-E moose, A. Marti, A. Renaud, A. T. Greenblatt, A.C. Wise, aabcjohnsons, Abi Scott, AC Thomas, Adam Hagger, Adam Parker @Pikmin, adam.j.mclain, Adrienne Figus, […]
In the memoir I. Asimov, which was published shortly after his death, Isaac Asimov calls John W. Campbell, Jr. “the most powerful force in science fiction ever.” A quarter of a century after he wrote these words, no other contender has emerged to seriously dispute that claim. In 1937, when he was in his twenties, […]
Since 2014, MTV has sponsored an annual Fandom Awards television show, similar to their award shows for music videos and TV/film. While their earlier awards shows honored media performers and their work, the fandom awards were—and still is—a cross-platform celebration of media fandom with the people who celebrate pop culture: stans, superfans, fanboys/fangirls—the fuel that […]
Uncanny Magazine would like to thank the following people for supporting us on Patreon. This magazine would not be possible without their support. Space Unicorn Ranger Corps COMMANDERS Alexander M Henderson, Bliss Ehrlich, Crystal Huff, Dain Unicorn, Daniel (a raven), Derek Smith, Edmund Schweppe, Jayme, Joshua Hawks, Kate O’Connor, Kevin Lyda, Marzie Kaifer, Maureen Empfield, […]
I was so taken with the theme of Ports in a Storm. Safe havens can come to us in so many ways: the home we live in, the relationships that nurture us, the moments we have with others as we laugh, listen, and talk about our heart’s desire. For some, there are friends or family […]
Imagine a piece of flat, perfect, origami paper. White on one side, vibrantly purple on the other. This is the representation of my emotions before Life happened. I remember the first time that I was ever truly, rightfully, angry. My father was dying. He was dying from a disease riddled with social stigma. When the […]
Reader, do you remember the book you loved most as a child? The one with illustrations that fascinated and haunted you in the best of ways. The one with words you spoke under your breath so your parents would not know you didn’t need to be read to anymore. The one you stole from the […]
One does not simply walk into Mordor. We all know this, everyone knows this. The road to Mount Doom is treacherous. Every step brings confusion and terror. And yet we pretend it is so, that one can walk in, and can then walk out again, unchanged. It starts so simply, so small. You find a […]