Joseph Tomaras. Caribou: Documentary Fragments. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2016)
A mind-wipe technology is used to explore issues that can be equally well explored without resort to SF
Allora & Calzadilla and Ted Chiang. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2016)
Chiang was never a prolific writer back in the day, but his stories (at least as far as I can see) are now as rare as hen’s teeth.
Rich Larson. The Nostalgia Calculator. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2016)
Another smoothly handled and clever story from Larson, and TBH I was surprised to read in the editorial intro that Larson is only 23 years old – he writes like someone twice his age.
Brian Trent. Last of the Sharkspeakers. (Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2016)
A story from a new(ish) writer, new to F&SF, and a writer new to me.
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2016.
Fiction this issue from Pat MacEwen, Charlotte Ashley, Brian Trent, Albert E. Cowdrey, William Leadbetter, Ted Kosmatka, Rich Larson, Allora & Calzadilla and Ted Chiang, Joseph Tomares, Susan Palwick, Yukimi Ogawa. Reviews underway.
Rich Larson. Masked. (Asimovs July 2016)
Larson creates some believable language and jargon, and creates a nice little story.
Leah Cypess. Filtered. (Asimovs July 2016)
Takes a look at a very near-future where everyone is using filters to modify their newsfeeds, and the problems caused by the near omnipotence of the newsfeed filtering software.
Margaret Ronald. And Then, One Day, the Air was Full of Voices. (Clarkesworld Magazine #117, June 2016.)
A clever structure, mix of human and societal analysis, and an altogether different type of First Contact.