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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 138, March 2018

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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 138, March 2018

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Editor's Note:
Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our March 2018 issue (#138) contains: * Original fiction by Kij Johnson ("Tool-Using Mimics"), Juliette Wade ("The Persistence of Blood"), Izzy Wasserstein ("Unplaces: An Atlas of Non-existence"), Xiu Xinyu ("Farewell, Adam"), and E. Lily Yu ("The No-One Girl and the Flower of the Farther Shore"). * Reprints by Kage Baker ("Are You Afflicted with Dragons?") and Rich Larson ("God Decay"). * Non-fiction by Carrie Sessarego, an interview with Jo Walton, an Another Word column by Cat Rambo, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Neil Clarke is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Neil Clarke enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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