Ten places to find short fiction
Okay, it was going to be five (as per previous posts) but then I realised that wasn't going to work. So it's 10 this time, 10 places you can find interesting short SFF to read if you're so inclined - other websites are also available, and lots of them. I have also been reccing profic from these on 
recs_by_grac, in case anyone is interested in seeing what I like/what I fruitlessly nominated for the Hugo this time around.
1. Lightspeed - what I like about Lightspeed is that you can get both text and audio version of anything they publish, if you so desire. They also do reviews and non-fiction columns, as well as excerpts of books (which I stay away from, because the TBR pile is already too large, thanks very much).
2. Beneath Ceaseless Skies - BCS is more interested in fantasy than SF, so if that's your thing you may find something you like here. What I like about BCS is that I can download the entire issue as one PRC file, rather than futzing about with the individual stories.
3. Giganotosaurus - they only publish one story a month but it's usually novelette or novella length.
4. Shimmer - publishes what it calls 'speculative fiction' with an emphasis on 'odd, unclassifiable stories'.
5. Strange Horizons - fiction, poetry, editorials and reviews for SF and fantasy. Again, does audio versions of stories, if that's your thing.
6. Tor - all sorts of opinions and posts about all sorts of things (including a load of re-reads and re-watches that I pretty much delete from my RSS reader on sight - I don't care what professional tie-in writer Keith deCandido thinks about Stargate SG-1, thanks so much!) and also some fiction.
7. Uncanny Magazine - another one that does both text and audio versions of SFF stories, as well as non-fiction and interviews with the writers whose work appears there.
8. Kaleidotrope - a new one to me, SFF and horror (which really isn't my thing, to be honest).
9. Clarkesworld - monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in October 2006. Each issue contains interviews, articles and at least three pieces of original fiction. Again, does audio versions of stories.
10. Crossed Genres - thematic issues published monthly, including new authors never before published; if you're looking for stories about minority groups and individuals, this is probably a good place to start.
Also posted at my Dreamwidth account - happy to receive comments on either post.
recs_by_grac, in case anyone is interested in seeing what I like/what I fruitlessly nominated for the Hugo this time around.
1. Lightspeed - what I like about Lightspeed is that you can get both text and audio version of anything they publish, if you so desire. They also do reviews and non-fiction columns, as well as excerpts of books (which I stay away from, because the TBR pile is already too large, thanks very much).
2. Beneath Ceaseless Skies - BCS is more interested in fantasy than SF, so if that's your thing you may find something you like here. What I like about BCS is that I can download the entire issue as one PRC file, rather than futzing about with the individual stories.
3. Giganotosaurus - they only publish one story a month but it's usually novelette or novella length.
4. Shimmer - publishes what it calls 'speculative fiction' with an emphasis on 'odd, unclassifiable stories'.
5. Strange Horizons - fiction, poetry, editorials and reviews for SF and fantasy. Again, does audio versions of stories, if that's your thing.
6. Tor - all sorts of opinions and posts about all sorts of things (including a load of re-reads and re-watches that I pretty much delete from my RSS reader on sight - I don't care what professional tie-in writer Keith deCandido thinks about Stargate SG-1, thanks so much!) and also some fiction.
7. Uncanny Magazine - another one that does both text and audio versions of SFF stories, as well as non-fiction and interviews with the writers whose work appears there.
8. Kaleidotrope - a new one to me, SFF and horror (which really isn't my thing, to be honest).
9. Clarkesworld - monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in October 2006. Each issue contains interviews, articles and at least three pieces of original fiction. Again, does audio versions of stories.
10. Crossed Genres - thematic issues published monthly, including new authors never before published; if you're looking for stories about minority groups and individuals, this is probably a good place to start.
Also posted at my Dreamwidth account - happy to receive comments on either post.