

Reiss’s epic fantasy “ Recalled to Service.” For more free fiction, see our recent online magazine coverage. Petersburg, he begins to see bears, wandering and seemingly lost. “Freedom is Space for the Spirit” by Glen Hirshberg is a fantasy about a middle-aged German, drawn back to Russia by a mysterious invitation from a friend he knew during the wild, exuberant period in the midst of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It was edited by Ellen Datlow and published on April 6, 2016, with artwork by Greg Ruth (above right). But everything has changed, and Lolly’s always one storm away from facing that.įinally, we have “ Freedom is Space for the Spirit,” a contemporary fantasy by Glen Hirshberg. Lolly has school, a part time job, a senile grandmother that needs looking after. In the middle of a barren wasteland, a small town goes through the motions as if nothing’s changed. It was published March 15.Ĭaighlan Smith’s dark fantasy “ The Weather” was edited by Ann VanderMeer, and illustrated by Keith Negley (above middle). “ Your Orisons May Be Recorded” was edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden and illustrated by Yuko Shimizu (above left). Her co-worker is a demon, and she’s not allowed to actually answer any prayers, but those aren’t her greatest concerns… far from it, as it turns out. Hailing frequencies forever open I’ll give you all a second to get the dust out of your eyes Fitting that the first episode of SNW. We’ll start with “Your Orisons May Be Recorded” by Laurie Penny, a hilarious and poignant story of an angel working in call center, answering prayers.

Let’s say recent fiction, and leave it at that. Okay, not technically the latest fiction, since I’m still getting caught up.
