Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 228

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 September  2025 issue (#228) contains:

Fiction
* "Abstraction Is When I Design Giant Death Creatures and Attraction Is When I Do It for You" by Claire Jia-Wen
* "Wireworks" by Sheri Singerling
* "Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins" by Louis Inglis Hall
* "Aperture" by Alexander Jablokov
* "The Fury of the Glowmen" by David McGillveray
* "Five Impossible Things" by Koji A. Dae
* "A World of Their Own" by Robert Falco

Non-Fiction
* "What A Cup of Coffee Can Teach Us About Science" by Douglas F. Dluzen
* "Brutality and Whimsy: A Conversation with Martin Cahill" by Arley Sorg
* "Fear, Indecision, and Doubt: A Conversation with Thomas Ha" by Arley Sorg
* "Editor''s Desk: Aftermath of a Worldcon" by Neil Clarke

Cover Art
* "The Key" by Ninja Jo