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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 191, August 2022

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 191, August 2022

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Editor's Note:
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 August 2022 issue (#191) contains:Original fiction by M.J. Pettit ("Tender, Tether, Shell"), Bo Balder ("The Pirate's Consigliere"), Finbarr O'Reilly ("Pollatomish"), Carrie Vaughn ("Polly And (Not) Charles Conquer The Solar System"), R.T. Ester ("Slight Forms"), Leonard Richardson ("The Scene Of The Crime") and Derrick Boden ("Migratory Patterns Of The Modern American Skyscraper"). Non-fiction includes an article by Octavia Cade, interviews with Ashley Mackenzie and Anya Ow, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Neil Clarke is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Neil Clarke enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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