Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 178, July 2021

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 178, July 2021

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Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our July 2021 issue (#178) contains:Original fiction by Karen Osborne ("Promises We Made Under A Brick-Dark Sky"), Grace Chan ("He Leaps for the Stars, He Leaps for the Stars"), Nick Wolven ("When the Sheaves Are Gathered"), Samantha Murray ("Preserved in Amber"), Leonid Kaganov ("I'm Feeling Lucky"), M V Melcer ("The Falling"), and Rich Larson ("Last Nice Day").Non-fiction includes an article by Andrew Liptak and interviews with Tommy Arnold and Sheree Renee Thomas, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Pages 155
Language Eng
Publisher Wyrm Publishing
Published July 1, 2021
ISBN 61196370
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After spending years working in the corporate world, Neil Clarke finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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