Author Archives: Angela Yuriko Smith

About Angela Yuriko Smith

Angela Yuriko Smith is an American poet, publisher and author. Her first collection of poetry, In Favor of Pain, was nominated for an 2017 Elgin Award. Her latest novella, Bitter Suites, is a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist. Currently, she publishes Space and Time magazine, a 53 year old publication dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com.

Happy International Speculative Poetry Day!

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Thanks to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association, every November 3rd is set aside to celebrate speculative poems and poets. It’s also Laika Day to honor the little mutt dog Russia launched into space in 1957. She was the first … Continue reading →

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S&T Fiction Selections for #135

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

You can stop refreshing! Here are the fiction selections for the Winter issue of Space and Time magazine to be released on December 21, 2019. Remember, no personal rejections will be sent. If your fiction submission is not on this … Continue reading →

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TBT: | LeVar Burton Reads Space and Time (kind of)

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I was reminded the other day (thank you, Anthony R. Rhodes!) that LeVar Burton has an episode where he reads “The Simplest Equation” by Nicky Drayden.* Since that story was first published in issue #120 (Spring 2014), that’s almost like … Continue reading →

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My Old Writing Chair, My Frenemy

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

If I sneak in quietly and sit in the back, probably no one will notice my absence. It’s been awhile. I won’t regale you with long details of where I’ve been. Simply put, my writing chair was trying to kill … Continue reading →

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Celebrate #nationaldarkpoetryday

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Happy National Dark Poetry Day! We celebrate on October 7 because Edgar Allan Poe, one of the darkest of all poets, died a mysterious and tragic death this day in 1849. That’s pretty dark. So today, let your morbid impulses run … Continue reading →

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Review: Chthonic Cleaning by Austin Gragg

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Cleaning can go too far as Noah and Dillon find out. A regular couple, the most exciting thing about their lives is Dillon’s job in a funeral home. They are predictable, practical and happy—until a simple household chore takes on … Continue reading →

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Saving Space and Time (Back Issues)

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

The history of all Space and Time has been captured and locked away in Stafford, Virginia! Mr. Smith and I are about to embark on a rescue mission to release and retrieve. It will be an arduous undertaking… 17 straight … Continue reading →

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Austin Gragg on “Chthonic Cleaning”

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Austin Gragg is a new author on fire. I first met him through submissions to Space and Time and his work was accepted for the upcoming first issue of Space and Time KC (January 2020). He is a top finalist … Continue reading →

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S&T Submissions OPEN for issue #135

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Space and Time magazine is accepting fiction and poetry submissions from now until October 5. New for this submissions window: we will not be sending personal rejections notices this reading period.  Accepted manuscripts will be notified by email, posted at SpaceandTimeMagazine.com … Continue reading →

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Something to Distract You

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I said I was coming back to my blog… but look! Is that some pretty keys? Tonight I’m eyeball deep in issue #134. Tomorrow I upload the magazine. I’m having a hard time coming up with witty banter at the … Continue reading →

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