Nick Wolven

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 HaihongNon-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 ClarkeCover Art* "Beastly" by Lisa Falkenstern