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My Favorite (Free) Science Writing of 2025

The year is almost coming to a close, and it's time to look back. I will do another post about my own writing in 2025, my best year by a lot of metrics since I started science writing. But first, I wanted to bring together some of my favorite work by other science writers from […]

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My Favorite Science Writing, January 2023

In any given month, far too much science writing is published than anyone could realistically read. Certainly more than I could. Still, as someone who makes a point of reading and taking brief notes on a few articles most days, I read about as much as I possibly could, especially on topics that particularly interest […]

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My Favorite Short Fiction: August 2016

There were many great stories in August, but these four were the ones that floored me.

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My Favorite Things of 2015

My top four in every category (except that one I always miss). So much good stuff this year, it was incredibly hard to pick.

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Recommended Reading from July 2015

In July 2015, just now wrapping up, I read 61 pieces of 2015 award eligible fiction. Most of those were flash and short stories, but it included a few novels and longer-form pieces. These 9 are the ones that will stick with me most and longest, including my favorite novel of 2015 so far.

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