[bokchoi]

I feel the same applies to short stories -- with the constraint a lot of fluff is removed. It's been a while, but I used to subscribe to a few sci-fi magazines and loved it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_magazine#Curre...

[pcmaffey]

Especially so for sci-fi. As Gibson put it, the short story is the quintessential form of sci-fi.

[jyrkesh]

If I wanted to get into these now, could you recommend any particular magazines (title and/or vintage) or time periods that are good starting points?

[bokchoi]

I enjoyed the long running "Asimov's Science Fiction" and "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" the most, but the newer "Clarkesworld" was also quite good. If you'd prefer a large tome, go for "The Year's Best Science Fiction" by Gardner Dozois. Ooh, and can't forget http://escapepod.org/

[meheleventyone]

The Year's Best Science Fiction and really all the collections edited by Gardner Dozois are fantastic. Sadly he died but there are years and years and years of great selections.

[chrisweekly]

Electric Literature

Also Ted Chiang (Your Life and Other Stories, Exhalation, ...)

[mrec]

*Stories of Your Life and Others

[chrisweekly]

whoops! yes, thanks for the correction