JANU<\/strong><\/em><\/span>ARY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAspiring Magician\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Kaloyan Zahariev, translated from the Bulgarian by Desislava Sivilova and Kalin M. Nenov (DistantShorePublishing.com<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Selling your soul is not as simple as it seems in this hell-raising comic short story\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cImilla\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Vania T. Curtidor, translated from the Spanish by Monica Louzon (Constelaci\u00f3n Magazine<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A young woman working as a domestic in La Paz finds comfort after her mother\u2019s death in her correspondence with a mountain spirit.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Excerpt from There Was No Adderall in the Soviet Union<\/em><\/span><\/strong> <\/a>by Olga Breininger, translated from the Russian by Hilah Kohen (Words Without Borders<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c[t]he final chapter of a semi-autobiographical but speculative novella. The protagonist is the only subject of an extremely high-profile research project: a celebrity professor of the \u201cexperimental humanities\u201d has apparently attempted to transform her into an Ubermensch by harnessing her traumatic experiences as an immigrant and \u00e9migr\u00e9.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTerra Rasa\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by<\/span> Anastasia Bookreyeva, translated from the Russian by <\/span>Ray Nayler (Clarkesworld<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Drought and tornadoes of fire have destroyed much of the Earth, and one woman tries to reach the coast to board the last ship bound for the North Pole. Along the way, she joins up with a little girl and a dog and prepares to face whatever will come.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n MARCH<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlberte Merlo\u2019s Horse\u201d<\/span><\/a> by \u00c1lvaro Cunqueiro, translated from the Galician by Scott Shanahan (Words Without Borders<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Two Festivals That Cannot Coexist\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Liu Cixin, translated from the Chinese by Nathan Faries (Words Without Borders<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n An alien masquerading as a human is present at mankind\u2019s first journey into space in 1961 and then again in 2050, when scientists achieve the first human brain-computer interface.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Second Celeste\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Alberto Chimal, translated from the Spanish (Mexico) by Patrick Weill (Future Science Fiction Digest<\/em><\/strong>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A dying woman plans to upload her consciousness to a computer, but the ethical questions and disasters with other patients makes her hesitate\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Orbiting Guan Erye\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Wang Zhenzhen, translated from the Chinese by Carmen Yiling Yan (Clarkesworld<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two space station workers encounter a series of strange mini satellites\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n APRIL<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRace to the Lunar World\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Shunr\u014d Oshikawa, translated from the Japanese by Natalie Mueller (Hivemind<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c1761\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Tang Fei, translated from the Chinese by Xueting Christine Ni (SFRA Review<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n 61 is slowly going blind, thanks to a botched surgery, yet now he can \u201csee\u201d everything about anyone\u2019s life in an \u201cinfofield\u201d when he looks directly at them.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMysteries of Visiocherries\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Rio Johan, translated from the Indonesian by the author (Samovar<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A bioengineer accidentally designs a fruit that becomes self-conscious and tries to take over his mind.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCatching the K Beast\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Chen Qian, translated from the Chinese by Carmen Yiling Yan (Clarkesworld<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two interstellar beast-catchers must outwit a creature that can see 12 minutes into the future.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Sea Gives Us Children\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by Th\u00f3rd\u00eds Helgad\u00f3ttir, translated from Icelandic by Larissa Kyzer (Words Without Borders<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The children who live on a mysterious (adult-free) island find other children showing up, apparently from the sea.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnforgettable\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Eduardo Mart\u00ednez B\u00e1ez, translated from the Spanish (Mexico) by (Constelaci\u00f3n Magazine<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A woman is implanted with the memories of a widow\u2019s husband in order to help the latter come to terms with her husband\u2019s passing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Final Test\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Ti Sha, translated from the Chinese by Judith Huang (Future Science Fiction Digest<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n An AI is given a virtual test by another AI on whether or not it has free will and how to convince a \u201cnaked ape\u201d (human scientists) that it does.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChlorophyll: A Reminiscence\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, translated from the Russian (Belarus) by Fiona Bell (World Literature Today<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n In an apartment building, an unnamed couple discovers that the outside world is covered in cellophane, while the corridors and communal area have turned into a forest.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Alvin”<\/a><\/span> by Jonas Eika, translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (The New Yorker<\/em>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A hallucinatory story about a man wandering around Europe with a new friend after his place of work crumbles inexplicably.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n MAY<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOutsider Mode\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Ahmed Isselmou, translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls (Words Without Borders<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A new global cryptocurrency tied to worker productivity is hit by a cyberattack.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpore\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Tang Fei, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld<\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A tattoo-artist designs images to develop on people\u2019s skin via spores.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n JUNE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Night Girl\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Diaa Jubaili, translated from the Arabic by Chip Rossetti (Vestal Review<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Far Side of the Universe\u201d <\/span><\/a>by noc, translated from the Chinese by Michelle Deeter (Tor.com<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKnights of the Phantom Realm\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated from the Chinese by Nathan Faries (Future Science Fiction Digest<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Jellyfish\u201d<\/span><\/a> by K. A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Future Science Fiction Digest<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Lighthouse Keeper\u201d <\/span><\/a>by Loredano Cafaro, translated from the Italian by Sabrina Beretta (SFinTranslation.com<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot Tonight\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Loredano Cafaro, translated from the Italian by Sabrina Beretta (SFinTranslation.com<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFace Changing\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Jiang Bo, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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