Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Top: the words "LIVE on Kickstarter"

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November 2025 (Issue 186)

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We have original science fiction by Gene Doucette (“Elegy for Zephyr One”) and Joel W.D. Buxton (“Operation: Grapevine”). We also have two terrific flash pieces: “How to Setup Your Morning Robot” from Angela Liu and “Visible Damage” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Plus, we have original fantasy by Lisa M. Bradley (“In the Zone”) and Tina S. Zhu (“How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl”). We also have a flash story (“Beneath the Umdlebe Tree (Or: A Vegetable Love Story)”) from Modupeoluwa Shelle, and another (“The Cold Burning Light of Her”) from Sam W. Pisciotta. All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author spotlights, along with book reviews from our terrific review team. Our ebook readers will also enjoy a book excerpt. It’s another great issue, so be sure to check it out.

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