Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction... more
All of us remember what Mother’s Day was like before we became sterile: flowers and candy for living mothers and... more
There is a city called Salemo. Salemo sits atop a cliffside at the edge of a sea. | © 2024... more
Jo drives urgently as they race toward the star, not sure how far to go, racing because the baby is... more
I know you’ve been following me since I left school, boarded the train, and took to the alley. Why didn’t... more
Audio Recording, “Lydia and Ecco at Insight,” February 3, 2134 I didn’t run. If the boy had not called to... more
So, this is awkward. We aren’t at the stage in our relationship where I’d feel comfortable revising your life-poem on... more
Jeanne Calment said she was 122, but there were questions. The records from 1875 were shaky, some of them deliberately... more
To be fair, the first one is work, so he doesn’t even get to pick his outfit. But an olive-scented... more
If a robot stands alone in a field, staring into the forlorn distance as it obeys the last order it... more
True love’s kiss works miracles. Everyone knows the story: The sculptor who carved a perfect woman, his own creation, and... more