Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 236, May 2026

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