She was old when the triceratops first rammed their horns into the trees that became soil, became ice, became soaring steel and concrete prisons, became ruins, became swamp. Becoming herself had been ...

In a region of Nigeria blighted by decades of pollution, Martha Agbani and her team are not just replanting trees but regaining ownership of their lost lands and livelihoods

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Science fiction has grappled with the concept of “artificial intelligence” for over a century, but the difference between reality and how we imagined it has never been wider. The modern…

[Leer en español] For the first time, Reckoning is open to novella submissions for stand-alone publication! The fiction we publish is mostly, but not exclusively, speculative. We appreciate surreal, l...

Hello, all! As we approach the turning of another season, we here at Reckoning hope that you are all doing well. Some quick updates from us.

They’re fixing all of these big problems, aren’t they? Someone must be.

[Leer en Español] We are currently closed to regular submissions. We will open again in January 2027! We are still accepting submissions for critical essay, reviews, and novellas. We will remain open ...

When despair for the world grows in me / and I wake in the night at the least sound / in fear of what...

[Read in English] Estamos abierto a envíos por Reckoning 11 hoy, y cerraremos el 31 de Agosto, 2026. Nunca cobramos por recibir envíos. Pagamos tarifas «profesionales» de acuerdo con la SFWA al moment...

Historically (and unfortunately, still currently), the people responsible for shaping the ways humanity collectively values and interacts with the environment have not been the people who experience t...

[Leer en Español] We're currently reading for Reckoning 11, which will close to submissions August 31st, 2026. There are never any fees to submit. We pay SFWA-qualifying "professional" rates upon acce...

She was old when the triceratops first rammed their horns into the trees that became soil, became ice, became soaring steel and concrete prisons, became ruins, became swamp. Becoming herself had been ...

I am a ghost. I don’t know if I was born this way, if I died when I was small, or if it happened later . . . . For a long time, those questions were important to me. But ghosts like me have existed in...

Some of the weapons have exploded in the intense heat. Blasts have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, where a bomb-disposal team was dispatched to check a forest threatened...

Some of you might know that I began my writing journey as a would-be fantasy novelist, so it was only a matter of time before I did another SFF-themed backlist lit mag roundup. These stories and po…

“Route updated,” the robotic voice for Tortoise chimed.  “Thanks,” Teal responded automatically, even though the Tortoise systems weren’t sentient. She glanced at the AutoRoute screen to confirm that ...