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 December 2024 issue (#219) contains:

• Original fiction by L Chan ("Stranger Seas Than These"), Chisom Umeh ("From Across Time"), Zhu Yixuan ("The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke"), Shari Paul ("Souljacker"), Thoraiya Dyer ("Lucie Loves Neutrons and the Good Samarium"), Sameem Siddiqui ("Driver"), Celia Corral-Vázquez ("The Coffee Machine"), Gelian ("Life Sentence"), and Paul Starkey ("Retirement Plan").
• Non-fiction includes an article by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, interviews with Donato Giancola and Erin K. Wagner, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.