Our subscription drive is closing in on its goal. So far, as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we've managed to give everyone but our authors a raise. We're only 20 subscriptions away upping author pay from 14 to 15 cents/word. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Contract signed! My flash piece "Grievances of a Life of Servitude" will appear next year in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social! 🎉 Rubbleface has served the family for years, until they exterminated themselves in a bloodbath. Now, he's tied to the estate garden, with no perspective of ever being freed.

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Here are some of my favorite recent spec poems (and why I love them)! But this is just a tiny sample of all the amazing spec poetry out there, and I hope you’ll all keep looking for your own new favorites and sharing them 🖤

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Our submission queue is a little longer than usual, as we are still catching up from focusing on getting Issue 14 out the door. Our team will be meeting Thursday and be getting through a large number around that timeframe.

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MR was such a delight to talk to. This was probably my favorite of the three stories we read this week. Perhaps *because* I'm in academia? Now to share it with my co-workers.

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