Issue 1111 min read

Guest-edited by Sheree Renée Thomas

EDITORIAL

Under Ancient Stars, New Dreams Are Born by Sheree Renée Thomas

FICTION

For Southern Girls When the Zodiac Ain’t Near Enough by Eden Royce
Prism by Stefanie Elrick
La Ciguapa, For the Reeds, For Herself by J.M. Guzman
Gasping by Brandon O’Brien
Jewel of the Vashwa by Jordan Kurella
The Barnum Effect by Celia Neri

PODCAST FICTION

Prism (Stefanie Elrick), Narrated by Blythe Haynes

POETRY

How to Paint Mercury by Mary Soon Lee
Capricorn by Tara Betts
How to Fly by Neptune by Mary Soon Lee
Celestial Mary (Galilean Daughter) by Sherese Francis
How to Speak to Pluto by Mary Soon Lee
A Theorized Form of Matter by Ashely Adams

NONFICTION

Interview with Author Eden Royce by Andrea Johnson
“There’s No Racism Here?” A Black Woman in the Dominican Republic by Kiini Ibura Salaam
Interview with Cover Artist Stacey Robinson by Russell Dickerson
Page Advice with Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant
Between the Lines with Laura Zats and Erik Hane of the Print Run Podcast
Words for Thought with A.C. Wise