Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

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Editorial

Editorial: February 2024

by John Joseph Adams

Published in February 2024 (Issue 165) | 230 words

Welcome to issue 165 of Lightspeed Magazine!

Our first SF short this month is “Scarlett” by Everdeen Mason—the story of love, art, and artificial intelligence. Phoebe Barton explores the limits of duty in the face of gravity in her story “But From Thine Eyes My Knowledge I Derive.” Our flash work includes Stewart C Baker’s metafictional anime series analysis: “Companion Animals in Mahō Shōjo Kira Kira Sunlight” and Christopher Rowe’s “The Pearl Captain.”

PH Lee writes about the study of death in their story “A Sojourn in the Fifth City.” In her new story, “What Becomes of Curious Minds,” Wen-yi Lee creates a new short with one foot in the magically weird world of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland and one foot in a honeyed realm that is equally as unique and dangerous. Our flash includes Mari Ness’s fictional dossier “Further Examination and Capture of Candle Skulls Associated with the Baba Yaga” and KT Bryski’s story “An Elegy for the Former Things.”

Of course, our spotlight interviewer has sat down with our writers to get more details on their work and process, and our book review team has come through with their latest book recommendations. Our ebook readers will also enjoy a book excerpt from Redsight by Meredith Mooring.

It’s another terrific issue, and we’re delighted to share it with you.

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John Joseph Adams

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John Joseph Adams is the editor and publisher of the Hugo Award-winning Lightspeed and publisher of its sibling magazine, Nightmare. He’s also the editor of more than fifty anthologies, including the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy series, Wastelands, A People’s Future of the United States, and the New York Times bestselling Out There Screaming (with Jordan Peele). John is a winner of the Hugo, Stoker, Locus, and British Fantasy awards, and is a ten-time World Fantasy Award finalist. In addition to his short fiction work, he’s the co-creator of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, and for five years he ran a novel imprint for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Lately, he’s also been working as an editor and game designer on TTRPG projects for Kobold Press, Paizo, and Monte Cook Games. Learn more at johnjosephadams.com.