Clarkesworld Magazine

This episode features "The Iron Piper" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

This episode features "A Sleeper Ship Is Like a Game of Go" written by Claire Jia-Wen. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

A tense story about an android repeatedly declared dead and the human who must prove their bond. Bureaucratic rules, product recalls, and religious arguments challenge notions of personhood. Intimate moments and factory memories raise questions of agency, gender, and what it means to stay together under corporate pressure.

This episode features "Chip" written by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/spires_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

This episode features "Remember Me in the Meat" written by Sarah Pauling. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pauling_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

A spacewalker discovers strange, beautiful alien feet and leaves the stateroom to investigate. Solitude during a spacewalk turns reverie into unsettling change. Tension builds over one-way contracts, a tense household dynamic, and a risky decision about returning to Earth. A transcendent vision suggests deep cosmic transformation.

This episode features "The Desolate Order of the Head in the Water" written by A. W. Prihandita. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

This episode features "Tomorrow's Beautiful Dream" written by Ju Chu and translated by Carmen Yiling Yan. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ju_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

This episode features "Je Ne Regrette Rien" written by James Patrick Kelly. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kelly_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

This episode features "Donor Unknown" written by Nika Murphy. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murphy_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership