Unassuming music major Brent Callahan has the crush of a lifetime on frat boy George Cortner. When the opportunity to offer George a ride home for the holidays crops up, Brent has to dig deep for the nerve to seize it. He'd been planning on hanging around campus for Christmas, but George doesn't need to know that.They're on the road before Brent's even sure he'll be able to keep his hands to himself with George in such close quarters. Not that George has asked him to ...

When Richard is invited to join Colin for Christmas in Cancun, he's on the next flight out of Winnipeg faster than you can say Feliz Navidad. He'll take sun and sand over shoveling snow any day, but more importantly, he believes the invitation as an obvious sign Colin has at last chosen him over his rival Joaquin. Now they can get on with the business of being a couple.But life with Colin is full of surprises. Not only has he also invited Joaquin to Cancun, but he's hatche...

Jesse Cisneros and his best buddy Tanner fly for Mile High Airlines, which is every bit as classy as it sounds. When Dr. Willis rings his call light on a flight from New York to Denver, Jesse is so taken with the good doctor's looks and charm, he forgets all about the inflight medical crisis that prompted him to call for a flight attendant in the first place. Willis is handsome. Willis is helpful. And wouldn't you know it? Willis is someone else's husband.Jesse can hardly believe h...

The September/October 2026 issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring all-new short fiction by Ken Liu, Natalia Theodoridou, Luna Hou, Seanan McGuire, Emily Y. Teng, and P. H. Low; essays by Wil Wheaton, Mari Ness, Luke Elliott and James Bailey, and Kristiana Willsey; poetry by Kailee Pedersen, Rebecca Uhlman, Angela Liu, and Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe; interviews with Ken Liu and Emily Y. Teng by Caroline M. Yoachim; Galen Dara’s Fluid as the cover; and an editor...

Henry Kavalauskas spends most of his time at YVR, Vancouver's international airport. He works there, he hangs out there -- he knows the world is bigger than his fast-food job and his parents' living room, and he wishes he could find a guy to take him out into it. Someone to shepherd him through its teeming cities and sleep beside him in its fine hotels.Someone like Zack Hoffman, to be quite specific, although Henry's first encounter with the short, sexy business traveler seems dest...

Since he first laid eyes on Michael Phelps as a teenager, young Beau has longed to be an Olympian; the better to sleep with as many other Olympians as possible. Too bad he's a flop at every sport he tries.An offhand reference by his European mother reveals a family connection to the world of competitive shooting, and a quick -- if not wholly truthful -- email nets Beau an invitation to Luxembourg to train with Marcel, a dashing rifle champion. He jumps at the chance, and, when he l...

The July/August 2026 issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring all-new short fiction by Tia Tashiro, P. Djèlí Clark, Jana Bianchi, Sam J. Miller, Rida Altaf, and Tara Sim; reprint fiction by Catherynne M. Valente; essays by Ryka Aoki, Lizbeth Myles, Hana Lee, and Marissa Lingen; poetry by Chisomaga Umenyi, Gwendolyn Hicks, Laura Cranehill, and E. A. Bourland; interviews with P. Djèlí Clark and Rida Altaf by Caroline M. Yoachim; Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe’s Flower Crown...

Suhaib isn't a big believer in barriers. Whether he's skinny-dipping on the clock at his hotel job or spilling uncensored details of his life story just to make conversation, he is who he is and he doesn't care who knows it.Elijah plays his hand a little closer to the vest, and Suhaib can't get his head around Elijah's reckless plan to drive through the worst blizzard to hit Oklahoma since statehood just to meet his sister's new baby.When the storm that brought them togethe...

'Tis the night before Christmas when Derrick Halvorson's flight to Minneapolis is diverted to a tiny municipal airport out in the sticks. Grounded by a blizzard, he lucks into the last hotel room in town, which he offers to share with Lee, a tall, tempting twink from his flight with nowhere else to go. The sex is awesome, but when Derrick catches Lee stealing what little cash he has in his wallet, he tosses the guy out.When Lee resurfaces in the morning, Derrick resolves to stay ma...

Just when barbecue boss Spencer Worthington is convinced nothing in the world could be hotter than Colorado Springs this summer, along comes Ethan, sizzling ribs with his dad at a rival booth. Just looking at him makes Spencer sweat, and when Ethan's dad reveals himself to be a homophobic heckler, Spencer's temper flares. Conflict erupts, and a passerby proposes a civilized solution: a reality TV cook-off -- such as the one she happens to produce -- to settle the score. May the best meat w...

Suspend rational thought.Leave logic at the door.Be ready to roll your eyes and pick your jaw up from your lap.The tales in A Likely Story don’t let truth get in the way of telling a good yarn.They might push your buttons or make you laugh. They may make you scoff or spit out your coffee.You might even scratch your head in disbelief.Whatever your reaction, the one thing they are guaranteed to do is entertain you!STORIES INCLUDED:THE BIRTHDAY GIFT Eric GoberA sexy and mysterious stranger . ...

The September/October 2023 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Catherynne M. Valente, Grace P. Fong, Kristina Ten, Sarah Monette, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Jeannette Ng, AnaMaria Curtis, and Jenn Reese. Essays by Una McCormack, Christopher J. Garcia, Marissa Lingen, and Riley Silverman, poetry by Ali Trotta, Tiffany Morris, Ai Jiang, and Emily Jiang, interviews with Sarah Monette and Eugenia Triantafyllou by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Gr...