Free Speculative Fiction Online: Caroline M. Yoachim

Award-nominated fiction:

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

Stone Wall Truth (Asimov's, February 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0 (Lightspeed, March 2016)
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2016.
Review: Isfdb:

Carnival Nine (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #225, May 2017)
Available as part of this magazine. Alternate link.
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2018.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2017.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2018.
Review: Isfdb:

The Archronology of Love (Lightspeed, April 2019)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2020.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2019.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Shadow Prisons (Broad Reach Publishing, 2020)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2020.
Serialized in the Dystopia Triptych series as "The Shadow Prison Experiment", "Shadow Prisons of the Mind", and "The Shadow Prisoner’s Dilemma".

Not freely available online!

Colors of the Immortal Palette (Uncanny Magazine #39, March 2021)
Alternate link.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2022.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2021.
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We Will Teach You How To Read | We Will Teach You How To Read (Lightspeed, May 2024)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2025.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2024.

Other fiction online:

Time to Say Goodnight (Fantasy Magazine, December 2007)
Alternate link.
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Firefly Igloo (Shimmer #10, Summer 2009)
Available as part of this magazine.
Review: Isfdb:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

The Land of Empty Shells (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #20, July 2009)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Tending the Mori Birds (Fantasy Magazine, September 2009)
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Blood Willows (Flash Fiction Online, March 2010)
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

The Sometimes Child (Fantasy Magazine, May 2010)
Review: Isfdb:

Mother Ship (Lightspeed, April 2012)
Reviews: Isfdb:

With Tina Connolly: Flash Bang Remember (Lightspeed, August 2012)
Available as part of this magazine.
Reviews: Isfdb:

The Philosophy of Ships (Interzone #243, November 2012)
A sample from this collection. Available as part of this magazine.
Featured in Richard Horton’s ‘The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2013’.
Reviews: Isfdb:

The Carnival Was Eaten, All Except the Clown (Electric Velocipede #27, Winter 2013)
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Harmonies of Time (Daily SF, January 2013)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Ten Million Sheets of Paper, All in Black and White (GigaNotoSaurus, April 2013)
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A Crown of Woven Nails (Daily SF, August 2013)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Elizabeth’s Pirate Army (Fireside Magazine #8, December 2013)
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Carla at the Off-Planet Tax Return Helpline (Unidentified Funny Objects Anthology #3, 2014)
A sample from this anthology.
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Beneath the Willow Branches, Beyond the Reach of Time (Interzone #250, January 2014)
Available as part of this magazine.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

One Last Night at the Carnival Before the Stars Go Out (Flash Fiction Online, April 2014)
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Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion (Clarkesworld #95, August 2014)
Alternate link. Alternate link.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Honeybee (Flash Fiction Online, September 2014)
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Please Approve the Dissertation Research of Angtor (Unidentified Funny Objects Anthology #4, 2015)
A sample from this anthology.
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Ninety-Five Percent Safe (Asimov's, January 2015)
Available as part of this magazine.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Red Planet (Lightspeed, February 2015)
Reviews: Isfdb:

Temporary Friends (Escape Pod, February 2015)
A sample from this collection. Alternate link.
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Four Seasons in the Forest of Your Mind (F & SF, May 2015)
Reviews: Isfdb:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Pieces of My Body (Flash Fiction Online, July 2015)
Review: Isfdb:

Seasons Set in Skin (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #177, July 2015)
Available as part of this magazine. Alternate link.
Reviews: Isfdb:

The Little Mermaid of Innsmouth (Drabblecast, September 2015)
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Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World (Lightspeed, September 2015)
Reviews: Isfdb:

Betty and the Squelchy Saurus (Fireside Magazine #28, October 2015)
Alternate link. Alternate link.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, Love, Death (Lightspeed, November 2015)
Alternate link. A sample from this collection.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Birthday Child (Daily SF, December 2015)
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The Right Place to Start a Family (Humanity 2.0 Anthology, 2016)
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An Army of Bees (Fireside Magazine #33, May 2016)
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The Words on My Skin (Uncanny Magazine #11, July 2016)
Reviews: Isfdb:

Paperclips and Memories and Things That Won’t Be Missed (Fireside Magazine #38, November 2016)
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Shadow Station (Nature #544, April 2017)
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Until the Day We Go Home (Fireside, August 2017)
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A Rabbit Egg for Flora (Fireside Magazine, December 2017)
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Shadow Prisons of the Mind (Burn the Ashes Anthology, 2020)
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The Shadow Prison Experiment (The Dystopia Triptych Anthology, 2020)
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The Shadow Prisoner’s Dilemma (Or Else the Light Anthology, 2020)
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The Clockwork Penguin Dreamed of Stars (Uncanny Magazine #44, January 2022)
Review: Isfdb:

With Ken Liu: Collaboration? (Uncanny Magazine #50, January 2023)
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Our Chatbots Said "I Love You," Shall We Meet? (Clarkesworld #213, May 2024)

Free Speculative Fiction Online

Caroline M. Yoachim

Award-nominated fiction:

Stone Wall Truth (Asimov's, February 2010)

Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0 (Lightspeed, March 2016)

Carnival Nine (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #225, May 2017)

The Archronology of Love (Lightspeed, April 2019)

Shadow Prisons (Broad Reach Publishing, 2020)

Colors of the Immortal Palette (Uncanny Magazine #39, March 2021)

We Will Teach You How To Read | We Will Teach You How To Read (Lightspeed, May 2024)

Other fiction online:

Time to Say Goodnight (Fantasy Magazine, December 2007)

Firefly Igloo (Shimmer #10, Summer 2009)

The Land of Empty Shells (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #20, July 2009)

Tending the Mori Birds (Fantasy Magazine, September 2009)

Blood Willows (Flash Fiction Online, March 2010)

The Sometimes Child (Fantasy Magazine, May 2010)

Mother Ship (Lightspeed, April 2012)

With Tina Connolly: Flash Bang Remember (Lightspeed, August 2012)

The Philosophy of Ships (Interzone #243, November 2012)

The Carnival Was Eaten, All Except the Clown (Electric Velocipede #27, Winter 2013)

Harmonies of Time (Daily SF, January 2013)

Ten Million Sheets of Paper, All in Black and White (GigaNotoSaurus, April 2013)

A Crown of Woven Nails (Daily SF, August 2013)

Elizabeth’s Pirate Army (Fireside Magazine #8, December 2013)

Carla at the Off-Planet Tax Return Helpline (Unidentified Funny Objects Anthology #3, 2014)

Beneath the Willow Branches, Beyond the Reach of Time (Interzone #250, January 2014)

One Last Night at the Carnival Before the Stars Go Out (Flash Fiction Online, April 2014)

Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion (Clarkesworld #95, August 2014)

Honeybee (Flash Fiction Online, September 2014)

Please Approve the Dissertation Research of Angtor (Unidentified Funny Objects Anthology #4, 2015)

Ninety-Five Percent Safe (Asimov's, January 2015)

Red Planet (Lightspeed, February 2015)

Temporary Friends (Escape Pod, February 2015)

Four Seasons in the Forest of Your Mind (F & SF, May 2015)

Pieces of My Body (Flash Fiction Online, July 2015)

Seasons Set in Skin (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #177, July 2015)

The Little Mermaid of Innsmouth (Drabblecast, September 2015)

Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World (Lightspeed, September 2015)

Betty and the Squelchy Saurus (Fireside Magazine #28, October 2015)

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Love, Death (Lightspeed, November 2015)

Birthday Child (Daily SF, December 2015)

The Right Place to Start a Family (Humanity 2.0 Anthology, 2016)

An Army of Bees (Fireside Magazine #33, May 2016)

The Words on My Skin (Uncanny Magazine #11, July 2016)

Paperclips and Memories and Things That Won’t Be Missed (Fireside Magazine #38, November 2016)

Shadow Station (Nature #544, April 2017)

Until the Day We Go Home (Fireside, August 2017)

A Rabbit Egg for Flora (Fireside Magazine, December 2017)

Shadow Prisons of the Mind (Burn the Ashes Anthology, 2020)

The Shadow Prison Experiment (The Dystopia Triptych Anthology, 2020)

The Shadow Prisoner’s Dilemma (Or Else the Light Anthology, 2020)

The Clockwork Penguin Dreamed of Stars (Uncanny Magazine #44, January 2022)

With Ken Liu: Collaboration? (Uncanny Magazine #50, January 2023)

Our Chatbots Said "I Love You," Shall We Meet? (Clarkesworld #213, May 2024)