Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 143, April 2022

by John Joseph Adams (Editor), Sandra McDonald (Contributor), Charlie Jane Anders (Contributor)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Issue 143, April 2022

FROM THE EDITOR
– “Editorial: April 2022” by John Joseph Adams

SCIENCE FICTION
– "Advice from the Civil Temporal Defense League" by Sandra McDonald
– “The Day It All Ended" by Charlie Jane Anders
– “Everything the Sea Takes, It Returns” by Izzy Wasserstein
– “A Sword Has One Purpose" by Phoebe Barton

FANTASY
– “A History of Snakes” by Ashok K. Banker
– “Dance of Bones” by Maurice Broaddus
– “The Fairy Godmother Advice Column” by Leah Cypess

EXCERPTS
– “Kalyna the Soothsayer” by Elijah Kinch Spector

NONFICTION
– “Book Review: Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo” by Aigner Loren Wilson
– “Book Review: Unlimited Futures, edited by Rafeif Ismail and Ellen van Neerven” by Arley Sorg
– “Book Review: The Memory Librarian, by Janelle Monáe” by Chris Kluwe

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS
– “Author Spotlight: Ashok K. Banker” by Laurel Amberdine
– “Author Spotlight: Izzy Wasserstein" by Laurel Amberdine
– “Author Spotlight: Phoebe Barton” by Laurel Amberdine

MISCELLANY
– “Coming Attractions” by The Editors
– “Stay Connected” by The Editors
– “Subscriptions and Ebooks” by The Editors
– “Support Us on Patreon, or How to Become a Dragonrider or Space Wizard” by The Editors
– “About the Lightspeed Team” by The Editors
– “Also Edited by John Joseph Adams” by The Editors

© 2022 Lightspeed Magazine

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Humor, Fiction, Short Stories

164 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2022

About the author

John Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY. He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as ROBOT UPRISINGS, DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRAVE NEW WORLDS,WASTELANDS, and THE LIVING DEAD. Recent and forthcoming books include WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?, OPERATION ARCANA, PRESS START TO PLAY, LOOSED UPON THE WORLD, and THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH (consisting of THE END IS NIGH, THE END IS NOW, and THE END HAS COME). Called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been nominated nine times), is a seven-time World Fantasy Award finalist, and served as a judge for the 2015 National Book Award. John is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE, and is a producer for Wired's THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY podcast. You can find him online at www.johnjosephadams.com and on Twitter @JohnJosephAdams.

Reviews

[Frank Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a super short review for the super short story 'Advice from the Civil Temporal Defense League' by Sandra McDonald, which I read for book club, SFBC on fb.

This was mostly just silly. A list of DOs and DONTs and a few things to watch out for when encountering temporal bandits. Apparently full of references that I missed, I found it to be a rather bland read overall.

I listened to this on the Lightning Speed podcast and the narration by Judy Young was pretty good though.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

“If you are able to gain quick access to an affordable therapist, that would be your best option. If not, maybe next time the apple-seller comes knocking, consider letting her in and listening to what she has to say.”

Hilarious column which springs off well-known fairy tales with modern (dare we call it woke) advice to said troubled characters. Short, fast, funny. Enjoy.

“Long-term, I agree that “Tired” must find a way to extricate herself from her family. As soon as she gets back from the ball, she should look into finding a support group.”

[Jon]

Listened to the audio podcast of “The Fairy Godmother Advice Column” by Leah Cypress

[Susan]

Listened to the podcast ~ The Fairy Godmother Advice Column by Leah Cypress
The short story was hysterical ~ I laughed for the entire story!
The advice given to a variety of characters from fairy tails was a bit cheeky! I so enjoyed this story!

[Michael Whiteman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Advice From The Civil Temperance Defense League - Sandra McDonald **

The Day It All Ended - Charlie Jane Anders **

Everything The Sea Takes, It Returns - Izzy Wasserstein ***

A Sword Has One Purpose - Phoebe Barton **

A History Of Snakes, Part I - Ashok K Banker ***

A History Of Snakes, Part II - Ashok K Banker ***

Dance Of Bones - Maurice Broaddus ***

The Fairy Godmother Advice Column - Leah Cypess ***

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Rating for "Advice from the Civil Temporal Defense League")

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Advice from the Temporal Civil Defense League

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

For 'The Fairy Godmother Advice Column'

[Dua (in reading slump) ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Fairy Godmother Advice Column by Leah Cypess

This was fun but too short. The change in the fairy godmother's approach to the job and its culmination at the end didn't work for me either.

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