ISSUE 792 min read

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EDITORIAL

Words from the Editor-in-Chief by Jason Sizemore

FICTION

She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow by Sam Fleming
Aishiteru Means I Love You by Troy Tang
The Phylactery by Nick Mamatas
Memory Tree by Jess Rausch
Nemesis by Laird Barron
Christmas is Coming by Gina L. Grandi (Christmas Invasion Flash Fiction Winner)
Reconstituted by Marlee Jane Ward (Christmas Invasion Flash Fiction Winner)
A Letter to Santa by Melanie Rees (Christmas Invasion Flash Fiction Winner)

POETRY

Grotesque by J.J. Hunter
Myrrh, and the Sun by Lara Ek
When the Gods Come Knocking by Hester J. Rook
Time Missing by Michael Sikkema

NONFICTION

Shiny Boots and Corinthians: Writing Historical Fiction without Cliches by Jennie Goloboy
Interview with Author Sam Fleming by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Author Troy Tang by Jason Sizemore
Interview with Artist Irek Konior by Russell Dickerson

Cover art by Irek Konior.

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