Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 172, January 2021

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 172, January 2021

Written by Neil Clarke
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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 January 2021 issue (#172) contains:* Original fiction by Aimee Ogden ("Intentionalities"), Elly Bangs ("Deep Music"), R.S.A. Garcia ("Philia, Eros, Storge, Agape, Pragma"), R. P. Sand ("The Last Civilian"), Tovah Strong ("Aster’s Partialities: Vitri’s Best Store for Sundry Antiques"), and P H Lee ("Leaving Room for the Moon").* Interviews with Connie Willis and E. Lily Yu, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Pages 145
Language Eng
Publisher Wyrm Publishing
Published January 1, 2021
ISBN 57041220
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Neil Clarke is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Neil Clarke can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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