This month's column examines the idea that ordinary stories that occur amid life-changing events offer another way to ...

The author of “The Eleventh Hour” looks back on a few works—by Mikhail Bulgakov, Franz Kafka, Voltaire, and E. M.

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Abstract: This study investigates the capabilities of three large language models - Perplexity, YesChat Text Analyzer, and ChatGPT - in performing literary and linguistic text analysis on Arthur Conan ...

Do you want to stun audiences with imaginative storytelling and creative prose? Follow the example of stories that survived centuries, like The Odyssey, Aesop’s Fables, and Shakespeare’s plays. Inject ...

There are dozens of literary devices out there that you should know about. One of them is called circumlocution. If you’re not familiar with circumlocution, you’re not alone. Learn the definition of ...

This week’s new music Friday also features A$AP Ferg, PJ Morton, Jim Jones, and Mavis Staples. It’s at once outrageous and obvious, difficult to argue with but ...

Every month, Clarkesworld — a monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine — receives about 1,100 submissions from writers hoping to get published. To prepare each issue, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief ...