Clarkesworld Magazine – Issue 228

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Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our September 2025 issue (#228) contains:

Fiction

  • “Abstraction is when I design giant death creatures and Attraction is when I do it for you” by Claire Jia-Wen
  • “Wireworks” by Sheri Singerling
  • “Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins” by Louis Inglis Hall
  • “Aperture” by Alexander Jablokov
  • “The Fury of the Glowmen” by David McGillveray
  • “Five Impossible Things” by Koji A. Dae
  • “A World of Their Own” by Robert Falco

Non-Fiction

  • “What A Cup of Coffee Can Teach Us About Science” by Douglas F. Dluzen
  • “Brutality and Whimsy: A Conversation with Martin Cahill” by Arley Sorg
  • “Fear, Indecision, and Doubt: A Conversation with Thomas Ha” by Arley Sorg
  • “Editor”s Desk: Aftermath of a Worldcon” by Neil Clarke

Cover Art

“The Key” by Ninja Jo

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