Description

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 May 2026 issue (#236) contains:

Fiction
* "The Profitable Sentience of Household Goods" by Louis Inglis Hall
* "Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler" by Tia Tashiro
* "Conquerors" by Nick Wolven
* "Paper Airplane Poet" by Sheri Singerling
* "Aly" by Grace Chan
* "Decimation Circles" by Raahem Alvi
* "The Scent of Memory" by Zhao Haihong

Non-Fiction
* "Three Curious Animal Strategies for Immortality" by Gunnar De Winter
* "Torn From Context: A Conversation with Ray Nayler" by Arley Sorg
* "Immortal Trauma: A Conversation with Martha Wells" by Arley Sorg
* "Editor's Desk: The Stars in Our Sky" by Neil Clarke

Cover Art
* "Beastly" by Lisa Falkenstern