Free Speculative Fiction Online: Adam-Troy Castro

Award-nominated fiction:

This list is limited to the Hugo Awards, the Nebula Awards, and the World Fantasy Awards. See here for further awards.

The Funeral March of the Marionettes (F & SF, July 1997)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1998.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1997.
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With Jerry Oltion: The Astronaut From Wyoming (Analog, July 1999)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2000.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 1999.
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Not freely available online!

Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl’s (Analog, June 2001)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2002.
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Not freely available online!

Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs (Imaginings Anthology, 2003)
Available as part of this magazine.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2003.
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The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes (F & SF, July 2003)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2004.
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Arvies (Lightspeed, August 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Featured in Richard Horton’s ‘The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2011’.
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Her Husband’s Hands (Lightspeed, October 2011)
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
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With Unclean Hands (Analog, November 2011)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
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The Ten Things She Said While Dying: An Annotation (Nightmare Magazine #75, December 2018)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2019.
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Other fiction online:

Just a Couple of Sentients Sitting Around Talking (SF Age, September 1994)
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Cerile and the Journeyer (100 Wicked Little Witch Stories Anthology, 1995)
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Just a Couple of Highly Experimental Weapons Tucked Away Behind the Toilet Paper (SF Age, March 1997)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Night of the Living POTUS (Helix #7, Winter 2008)
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Our Human (Tor.com, May 2012)
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During the Pause (Apex Magazine #40, September 2012)
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My Wife Hates Time Travel (Lightspeed, September 2012)
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The Boy and the Box (Lightspeed, July 2013)
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The Thing About Shapes to Come (Lightspeed, January 2014)
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The Totals (Nightmare Magazine #17, February 2014)
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In the Temple of Celestial Pleasures (Nightmare Magazine #20, May 2014)
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The New Provisions (Lightspeed, July 2014)
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The Old Horror Writer (Nightmare Magazine #44, May 2016)
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The Assassin’s Secret (Lightspeed, August 2016)
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Four Haunted Houses (Nightmare Magazine #48, September 2016)
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The Whole Crew Hates Me (Lightspeed, January 2017)
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Death Every Seventy-Two Minutes (Lightspeed, March 2017)
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James, In the Golden Sunlight of the Hereafter (Lightspeed, May 2017)
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The Narrow Escape of Zipper-Girl (Nightmare Magazine, June 2017)
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With Alvaro Zinos-Amaro: A Touch of Heart (Lightspeed, July 2017)
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What I Told My Little Girl About The Aliens Preparing to Grind Us Into Hamburgers (Lightspeed, October 2017)
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With Alvaro Zinos-Amaro: The Mouth of the Oyster (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #239, November 2017)
Available as part of this magazine. Alternate link.
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The Streets of Babel (Lightspeed, January 2018)
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Pitcher Plant (Nightmare Magazine #67, April 2018)
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A Place Without Portals (Lightspeed, April 2018)
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Red Rain (Nightmare Magazine #69, June 2018)
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Greetings, Humanity! Welcome To Your Choice of Species! (Lightspeed, July 2018)
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The Last to Matter (Lightspeed, September 2018)
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The Hour in Between (Shivers Anthology #8, 2019)
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Example (Nightmare Magazine #78, March 2019)
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The Minor Superhero at Home, After His Series Ends (Lightspeed, May 2019)
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Sand Castles (Lightspeed, July 2019)
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Sacrid’s Pod (Lightspeed, September 2019)
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Dollhouse (Nightmare Magazine #86, November 2019)
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Eros Pratfalled, or, Adrift in the Cosmos With Lasagna and Mary Steenburgen (Lightspeed, November 2019)
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Fortune’s Final Hand (Lightspeed, January 2020)
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Today’s Question of the Day in Waverly, Ohio (Nightmare Magazine #89, February 2020)
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Many Happy Returns (Lightspeed, March 2020)
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Decorating with Luke (Nightmare Magazine #92, May 2020)
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The Time Traveler’s Advice to the Lovelorn (Lightspeed, May 2020)
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The End of The World Measured in Values of N (Lightspeed, July 2020)
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The Author’s Wife vs. The Giant Robot (Lightspeed, September 2020)
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The Monkey Trap (Nightmare Magazine #97, October 2020)
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The Wallpaper Out of Space! (Drabblecast, November 2020)

Rotten Little Town: An Oral History (Abridged) (Nightmare Magazine #100, January 2021)
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Answering the Questions You Might Have About the Kharbat (Lightspeed, January 2021)
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And Now A Preview of Coming Attractions (Lightspeed, March 2021)
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A Tableau of Things That Are (Lightspeed, June 2021)
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Judi (Lightspeed, September 2021)
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Glimpses in Amber (Nightmare Magazine #110, November 2021)
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Ten Scenes from a Typical Day in the Home of the Despot (Lightspeed, November 2021)
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Fairy Tale (Lightspeed, December 2021)
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The Arm Ouroboros (Nightmare Magazine #119, August 2022)
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My Future Self, Refused (Lightspeed, August 2022)
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The Conflagration at the Museum of You (Lightspeed, October 2022)
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The Day the Earthman Never Showed (Lightspeed, February 2023)

Spaceman Jones (Lightspeed, April 2023)

Five Things That Go Through Your Mind After the Masked Killer Decapitates You with an Axe and Your Still-Living Head Has a Few Seconds of Consciousness Left to Gaze at Your Twitching Body (Nightmare Magazine #131, August 2023)

Free Speculative Fiction Online

Adam-Troy Castro

Award-nominated fiction:

The Funeral March of the Marionettes (F & SF, July 1997)

With Jerry Oltion: The Astronaut From Wyoming (Analog, July 1999)

Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl’s (Analog, June 2001)

Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs (Imaginings Anthology, 2003)

The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes (F & SF, July 2003)

Arvies (Lightspeed, August 2010)

Her Husband’s Hands (Lightspeed, October 2011)

With Unclean Hands (Analog, November 2011)

The Ten Things She Said While Dying: An Annotation (Nightmare Magazine #75, December 2018)

Other fiction online:

Just a Couple of Sentients Sitting Around Talking (SF Age, September 1994)

Cerile and the Journeyer (100 Wicked Little Witch Stories Anthology, 1995)

Just a Couple of Highly Experimental Weapons Tucked Away Behind the Toilet Paper (SF Age, March 1997)

Night of the Living POTUS (Helix #7, Winter 2008)

Our Human (Tor.com, May 2012)

During the Pause (Apex Magazine #40, September 2012)

My Wife Hates Time Travel (Lightspeed, September 2012)

The Boy and the Box (Lightspeed, July 2013)

The Thing About Shapes to Come (Lightspeed, January 2014)

The Totals (Nightmare Magazine #17, February 2014)

In the Temple of Celestial Pleasures (Nightmare Magazine #20, May 2014)

The New Provisions (Lightspeed, July 2014)

The Old Horror Writer (Nightmare Magazine #44, May 2016)

The Assassin’s Secret (Lightspeed, August 2016)

Four Haunted Houses (Nightmare Magazine #48, September 2016)

The Whole Crew Hates Me (Lightspeed, January 2017)

Death Every Seventy-Two Minutes (Lightspeed, March 2017)

James, In the Golden Sunlight of the Hereafter (Lightspeed, May 2017)

The Narrow Escape of Zipper-Girl (Nightmare Magazine, June 2017)

With Alvaro Zinos-Amaro: A Touch of Heart (Lightspeed, July 2017)

What I Told My Little Girl About The Aliens Preparing to Grind Us Into Hamburgers (Lightspeed, October 2017)

With Alvaro Zinos-Amaro: The Mouth of the Oyster (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #239, November 2017)

The Streets of Babel (Lightspeed, January 2018)

Pitcher Plant (Nightmare Magazine #67, April 2018)

A Place Without Portals (Lightspeed, April 2018)

Red Rain (Nightmare Magazine #69, June 2018)

Greetings, Humanity! Welcome To Your Choice of Species! (Lightspeed, July 2018)

The Last to Matter (Lightspeed, September 2018)

The Hour in Between (Shivers Anthology #8, 2019)

Example (Nightmare Magazine #78, March 2019)

The Minor Superhero at Home, After His Series Ends (Lightspeed, May 2019)

Sand Castles (Lightspeed, July 2019)

Sacrid’s Pod (Lightspeed, September 2019)

Dollhouse (Nightmare Magazine #86, November 2019)

Eros Pratfalled, or, Adrift in the Cosmos With Lasagna and Mary Steenburgen (Lightspeed, November 2019)

Fortune’s Final Hand (Lightspeed, January 2020)

Today’s Question of the Day in Waverly, Ohio (Nightmare Magazine #89, February 2020)

Many Happy Returns (Lightspeed, March 2020)

Decorating with Luke (Nightmare Magazine #92, May 2020)

The Time Traveler’s Advice to the Lovelorn (Lightspeed, May 2020)

The End of The World Measured in Values of N (Lightspeed, July 2020)

The Author’s Wife vs. The Giant Robot (Lightspeed, September 2020)

The Monkey Trap (Nightmare Magazine #97, October 2020)

The Wallpaper Out of Space! (Drabblecast, November 2020)

Rotten Little Town: An Oral History (Abridged) (Nightmare Magazine #100, January 2021)

Answering the Questions You Might Have About the Kharbat (Lightspeed, January 2021)

And Now A Preview of Coming Attractions (Lightspeed, March 2021)

A Tableau of Things That Are (Lightspeed, June 2021)

Judi (Lightspeed, September 2021)

Glimpses in Amber (Nightmare Magazine #110, November 2021)

Ten Scenes from a Typical Day in the Home of the Despot (Lightspeed, November 2021)

Fairy Tale (Lightspeed, December 2021)

The Arm Ouroboros (Nightmare Magazine #119, August 2022)

My Future Self, Refused (Lightspeed, August 2022)

The Conflagration at the Museum of You (Lightspeed, October 2022)

The Day the Earthman Never Showed (Lightspeed, February 2023)

Spaceman Jones (Lightspeed, April 2023)

Five Things That Go Through Your Mind After the Masked Killer Decapitates You with an Axe and Your Still-Living Head Has a Few Seconds of Consciousness Left to Gaze at Your Twitching Body (Nightmare Magazine #131, August 2023)