It’s time again for another batch of: short stories I liked since the last time I posted about some short stories! As always, this makes no pretense of being exhaustive. The appearance on this list of a story does not mean that I’ve read everything else a magazine puts out–so feel free to recommend your own favorites in the comments. Sharing around good stories is the entire point.
The Cold, Lonely Waters, by Aimee Ogden (Shimmer)
The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom, by Max Gladstone (Tor.com) (Is there a bonus for using “water” or “waters” in your title? Well. In your story, yes, so in your title, probably. Why be coy about this? Water. It’s a family thing.)
The Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales, by Fei Dao (Clarkesworld) (Translated by Ken Liu)
Some Remarks on the Reproductive Strategy of the Common Octopus, by Bogi Takacs (Clarkesworld)
2067: Transcript of Found Audio Interview, by Adrienne Maree Brown (Riverwise)
A Burden Shared, by Jo Walton (Tor.com)
That Lingering Sweetness, by Tony Pi (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)
They Will Take You From You, by Brandon O’Brien (Strange Horizons)