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 September 2025 issue (#228) contains:

Fiction * "Abstraction Is When I Design Giant Death Creatures and Attraction Is When I Do It for You" by Claire Jia-Wen * "Wireworks" by Sheri Singerling * "Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins" by Louis Inglis Hall * "Aperture" by Alexander Jablokov * "The Fury of the Glowmen" by David McGillveray * "Five Impossible Things" by Koji A. Dae * "A World of Their Own" by Robert Falco

Non-Fiction * "What A Cup of Coffee Can Teach Us About Science" by Douglas F. Dluzen * "Brutality and Whimsy: A Conversation with Martin Cahill" by Arley Sorg * "Fear, Indecision, and Doubt: A Conversation with Thomas Ha" by Arley Sorg * "Editor''s Desk: Aftermath of a Worldcon" by Neil Clarke

Cover Art * "The Key" by Ninja Jo