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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 77, February 2013
FICTION
“Gravity” by Erzebet YellowBoy
“The Wanderers” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
“Vacant Spaces” by Greg Kurzawa
NON-FICTION
“The Great Leap Sideways: SF and Social Media” by Mark Cole
“Always a New World: A Conversation with Karen Lord” by Jeremy L. C. Jones
“Another Word: Reading and Writing and Moral Judgment” by Daniel Abraham
“Editor’s Desk: Upgrades and Reader’s Poll Winners” by Neil Clarke
“Gravity” by Erzebet YellowBoy
“The Wanderers” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
“Vacant Spaces” by Greg Kurzawa
NON-FICTION
“The Great Leap Sideways: SF and Social Media” by Mark Cole
“Always a New World: A Conversation with Karen Lord” by Jeremy L. C. Jones
“Another Word: Reading and Writing and Moral Judgment” by Daniel Abraham
“Editor’s Desk: Upgrades and Reader’s Poll Winners” by Neil Clarke
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First published February 1, 2013
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Neil Clarke
403 books403 followersNeil Clarke is best known as the editor and publisher of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning
Clarkesworld Magazine.
Launched in October 2006, the online magazine has been a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine four times (winning three times), the World Fantasy Award four times (winning once), and the British Fantasy Award once (winning once). Neil is also a ten-time finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form (winning once in 2022), three-time winner of the Chesley Award for Best Art Director, and a recipient of the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award. In the fifteen years since Clarkesworld Magazine launched, numerous stories that he has published have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press, and Stoker Awards.
Additionally, Neil edits Forever —a digital-only, reprint science fiction magazine he launched in 2015. His anthologies include: Upgraded, Galactic Empires, Touchable Unreality, More Human than Human, The Final Frontier, Not One of Us, The Eagle has Landed, , and the Best Science Fiction of the Year series. His next anthology, The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Seven will published in early 2023.
He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.
Additionally, Neil edits Forever —a digital-only, reprint science fiction magazine he launched in 2015. His anthologies include: Upgraded, Galactic Empires, Touchable Unreality, More Human than Human, The Final Frontier, Not One of Us, The Eagle has Landed, , and the Best Science Fiction of the Year series. His next anthology, The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Seven will published in early 2023.
He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.
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February 18, 2013Gravity by Erzebet Yellowboy - Doomed astronauts sent to try and make the sun "burn hotter" because the Earth is cold. Focuses mainly on psychological response of the various doomed astronauts to being doomed and (apparently unnecessarily) self-sacrificial. Atmosphere of regret. Somewhat distracted by wondering if making the sun "burn hotter" is really the solution for an ice age.
The Wanderers by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam - Aliens come to take over our world, lured by horror and alien invasion films (evidently not noticing how most of the alien invasion films end). The most entertaining of the three stories for me.
Vacant Spaces by Greg Kurzawa - Using alien engines has weird side effects. Interesting, with a detatched air.
The Great Leap Sideways: SF and Social Media by Mark Cole -I enjoyed this article, which runs through various ways social media (primarily in the form of MMOs) have been depicted in film.
Always a New World: A Conversation with Karen Lord by Jeremy C Jones
Another Word: Reading and Writing and Moral Judgment by Daniel Abraham - Talks about the gap between writing to be "morally correct" vs writing to be "true to oneself". Uses the example of "strong female characters", but seems to be working from the base of "strong female character" as kick-ass, rather than "strong female character" as "real person, not lazy cipher".
The Wanderers by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam - Aliens come to take over our world, lured by horror and alien invasion films (evidently not noticing how most of the alien invasion films end). The most entertaining of the three stories for me.
Vacant Spaces by Greg Kurzawa - Using alien engines has weird side effects. Interesting, with a detatched air.
The Great Leap Sideways: SF and Social Media by Mark Cole -I enjoyed this article, which runs through various ways social media (primarily in the form of MMOs) have been depicted in film.
Always a New World: A Conversation with Karen Lord by Jeremy C Jones
Another Word: Reading and Writing and Moral Judgment by Daniel Abraham - Talks about the gap between writing to be "morally correct" vs writing to be "true to oneself". Uses the example of "strong female characters", but seems to be working from the base of "strong female character" as kick-ass, rather than "strong female character" as "real person, not lazy cipher".
August 20, 2013
Another solid issue. "Gravity" by Erzebet Yellowboy is the sad story of a group of astronauts on a mission to reignite the Sun and save a dying Earth. They know they will never come back. "The Wanderers" by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam is the grimly funny tale of evil alien overlords who watch our media and decide to come rule over (and torture) us. "Vacant Spaces" by Greg Kurzawa is just creepy. Deep space salvage guys talking to ghosts of themselves.
In the non-fiction section, Daniel Abraham has an interesting piece on moral judgement in reading and writing. It ties in to other stuff I've read lately about how stupid it is to try to make all women characters "strong." Guess what, we're not all strong and badass and certainly not all the time. I'm trying to keep that in mind in my own writing.
Neil Clarke announced the reader's poll winners for the previous year. Ha! I've read them all, since they all got nominated for Hugo's. :D
In the non-fiction section, Daniel Abraham has an interesting piece on moral judgement in reading and writing. It ties in to other stuff I've read lately about how stupid it is to try to make all women characters "strong." Guess what, we're not all strong and badass and certainly not all the time. I'm trying to keep that in mind in my own writing.
Neil Clarke announced the reader's poll winners for the previous year. Ha! I've read them all, since they all got nominated for Hugo's. :D
February 21, 2013
Another solid edition. This review pretty much says everything I want to say about it. Especially the part about one of the non-fiction articles making me want to lighten my wallet...
I do have a slightly different opinion on "Gravity", however. I loved the movie Sunshine and while I do agree that it went a little crazy to try and thrill cinematic audiences, I feel it painted a more poignant overall picture than did "Gravity". And since I saw it first... the short story felt like covering old ground again without adding anything new. In fact, despite myself, I kept thinking of it as the story of the first ship that went out before the Sunshine crew... for what it's worth. It was a nice short story and well-told, but made a bit flat because of this.
I do have a slightly different opinion on "Gravity", however. I loved the movie Sunshine and while I do agree that it went a little crazy to try and thrill cinematic audiences, I feel it painted a more poignant overall picture than did "Gravity". And since I saw it first... the short story felt like covering old ground again without adding anything new. In fact, despite myself, I kept thinking of it as the story of the first ship that went out before the Sunshine crew... for what it's worth. It was a nice short story and well-told, but made a bit flat because of this.
February 10, 2013
I would rate the issue a 3.5 in all actuality. Two of the three Science Fiction stories were really good and the third has some strong points but felt as if it was not fully realized. Great nonfiction articles. Well worth reading. Check out my full review here:
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March 10, 2013
The fiction was ok, nothing stood out to me though. The non fiction contributions on social media and reading and writing were interesting.
September 4, 2013
3.5/5.0
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