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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 177, June 2021

Penned By Neil Clarke
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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 177, June 2021

Penned By Neil Clarke
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Editor's Note:
FICTIONLittle Animals by Nancy KressPoubelle by Robert ReedBots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne PalmerFace Changing by Jiang Bo, translated by Andy DudakThe Shroud for the Mourners by Yukimi OgawaOur Fate, Told in Photons by K.W. ColyardEmbracing the Movement by Cristina Jurado, translated by Sue BurkeNON-FICTIONFungi in Fiction by Carrie SessaregoUndoing Good Women: A Conversation with Cassandra Khaw by Arley SorgA Wider Range of Freedom: A Conversation with Alyssa Winans by Arley SorgEditor's Desk: What Do You Want? by Neil ClarkeARTCompanion by Derek Stenning

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Length 199 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Wyrm Publishing
Released June 1, 2021
Identifier (ISBN) 58245601
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