This next batch of catch-up entries comes from the March, 2016 issue of Lightspeed magazine, #70, edited by John Joseph Adams:

64. RED KING by Craig Delancy.  Unnamed narrator who goes by the handle “CodeMonkey” is brought in on a police raid to arrest a known hacker named Legion, as the first step in tracking down a murder-causing bit of brain- ( Read more... )

Second-to-last story in Clockwork Phoenix 5, edited by Mike Allen ( Read more... )

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year, so I am way behind on posting a review for every day. I'm even, at this point, behind on having read a short story for every day. Still, pushing forward.

These stories all appeared in the March issue of LIGHTSPEED magazine, which I proofread in February. Most of them can be found on Lightspeed's website new ( Read more... )

All of the following appear in WILDE STORIES 2011, edited by Steve Berman from  Lethe Press:

94. Love Will Tear Us Apart by Alaya Dawn Johnson A zombie-like boy, the new student in town, falls in love with a troubled jock whose father is an ex-government agent. Will love conquer all? Not one of my favorite stories in the collection, but still not a ( Read more... )