Remnants
Garrett listened to the man listing what ingredients he wanted in his latte while Garrett imagined choking him to death. He could see it clearly—the spindly neck beneath his fingers, the starched collar crumpling, the look of shock as— “Did you get that?” the man snapped. Garrett stared at him, at his expensive suit and […]
To Sacrifice Others
Content warning: suicide ideation, torture The call for Regan to operate on Entente citizens from the Elders’ latest raid inevitably caught her off-guard—she was the implant installation facility’s specialist in removing preexisting brain hardware before the new implant went in, and preexisting hardware was rare. Those who had it were mostly military personnel; the Elders […]
Here in the Glittering Black, There is Hope
Kavita stepped into the communication booth on Artemis Station and put on the glasses. An image of David Worthington, Immortal of Solar Standard, Inc., appeared in front of her, as if they were both standing in the middle of a black void. There was still a couple of seconds delay in transmission between Artemis and […]
Elves in Illinois
1972 The Woodthorn elves are famous around these parts: anything living or once alive grows at their touch. Plants do the best: wild flowers, trees, crops and grass—even wood that has been turned into tools or furniture will come back to life, given enough time. Animals take a little longer, and it’s not so sure […]
Samba do Espaço
The drums in the street called the Escola out and led them, pied-piper-like, down the hill to where the buses waited. Letícia looked up from her book–paper, ancient, but all she could afford–and felt a single tear roll down her cheek, cool in the February heat. Her sister Flavia poked her head into the room. […]
Underdragon
The dragon painter came to Jvir and drank the sea, sang with the sands, swallowed the sun and breathed it out on Rowanhill – Song from Jvir Gabrielle’s face had always needed improvement. In the mornings, she worked face cream into her skin, smoothing over bumps and cracks, over the too-dry and too-moist places. She […]
Lacquer Cabinet Trick
I admonish you, for the love you bear me and I for the three of you. Let the following pages be seen by no eyes but yours. The first thing Annie Sheridan said when she regained consciousness was, ‘You bitches again!’ She was still in the process of dying—or at least it must have felt […]
GigaNotoSaurus Nominated for Best Semiprozine in the 2024 Hugo Awards
We are delighted to announce that GigaNotoSaurus has been nominated for a 2024 Hugo Award in the Semiprozine category! This is the second time our magazine has been nominated in this category; the first time was in 2017 under editor Rashida J. Smith. We are also on the same ballot as our founder, Ann Leckie, […]
The Grandmother Hypothesis
When my daughter was born, her eyes were blue. Sometimes I wonder whether they would have stayed blue, or turned brown, like her mother’s. ~~~ If I were to write a guide to many-worlds travel (which is about the last thing I’d ever do), it would start, and end, with: “Don’t.” But if you would […]