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I occasionally encounter a story in Clarkesworld that I don't click with and skip over, but most of them range from like to love (I really hope The Apologists¹
by shawn_w 1y ago
I occasionally encounter a story in Clarkesworld that I don't click with and skip over, but most of them range from like to love (I really hope The Apologists¹ from this month's issue wins some awards).
Even though he makes each issue free to read online, I've been buying it Kobo every month for around a year now to help support the magazine. Too bad the platform doesn't seem to support subscriptions so I don't have to manually buy each issue.
[1] https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/thompson_11_25/ https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/thompson_11_25/
- TheCoelacanth 1y agoIMO, if you like every single story that a magazine publishes, the editor is playing it too safe and not doing their job properly. The biggest advantage of short fiction magazines over longer form is that it's a lower stakes way to try out new ideas and ways of telling stories and to expose readers to new authors. Doing that means taking some risks and publishing some stories that won't always land with readers.