ISSUE ARCHIVE
FICTION
The Best of Us
by Calvary Ryan
Do Me Out
by Justine Norton-Kertson
Two Robots at the End of the World
by Timothy Hickson
POETRY
Dear Robot
by Martina Litty
A Reimagining
by Mary Soon Lee
How Ghosts Kiss
by Avra Margariti
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
All About Time
by Don Guadargi
Interview with Christina De La Rocha
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022
Other fiction in this issue:
Smells Like Another Long Night by Peter Medeiros
Stereolith by Ella Gale
Other poetry in this issue:
The Economics of Death by Nnadi Samuel
Petrichor by Eva Papasoulioti
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Teleportation: Current Transporter Advances by Keith 'Doc' Raymond
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022
FICTION
POETRY
Other fiction in this issue:
Armor by Emmie Christie
A Mycologist's Guide to -Falling in Love- Discovering
a New Species by Shelly Jones
Other poetry in this issue:
A Principle, A Law, A Theory by Jason Kahler
Heavenbound by Maija Haavisto
Specialty Lights by Donald Pomerantz
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Strange States of Matter: Quasicrystals by Keith 'Doc' Raymond
DECEMBER 2021
FICTION
Giant
by A.T. Sayre
The Curious Case of
the Cave Salamander
by Gwen C. Katz
First Rights
by Dawn Vogel
POETRY
Unexpected Malfunction
by Jordan Hirsch
Reflection
by Lorraine Schein
Collision
by Lorraine Schein
Crux
by Henry Grossen
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Artists featured in this issue:
Christopher Thomas
Kat Heckenbach
Drew Golden
Diann Klink
Toeken
Paul Bonanno
Haley Grunloh
Abigail Tweeton
Fabio Lastrucci
Gabriel Rosswell
Matthew Huntly
Mike Stone
H. Lee Messina
Barbara Candiotti
John R.S. Trely
Moses Ojo
Charles Boatner
Interviews featured in this issue:
Vincent Di Fate
Ainissa Ramirez
Cover artist:
Anselmo J. Alliegro
FICTION
The Princess of the People, Told by Starlight
by L.P Melling
To Swim Between Worlds
by Gustavo Bondoni
Nonstandardized Testing
by Gideon Marcus
POETRY
The Ethics of Black Holes
by David Barber
Carve it in Doves and Pomeganats
by Kim Whysall-Hammond
Time's Birthday
by Donald Pomerantz
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Future Telescopes
by Pauline Barmby
Interview with James Gurney
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Lynne Sargent
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021
FICTION
POETRY
Caged Potential
by Jared Cappel
Journey to Anasta
by Karl El-Koura
The Smilodon
by Alzo David-West
We Must Believe the Road Ahead is Full of Light
by Lisa Timpf
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
A Temporary Utopia
by Joyce Frohn
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
I’ll Never Miss Her Special Day by Mike Adamson
The Purple Rose of Retribution by Larry Hodges
Other poetry in this issue:
Exquisite Corpses by Andrew Darlington
Fenlands by Andrew Kolarik
Miniatures by Debasish Mishra
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Trauma Tropes Illustrated by Randall Hayes
AUGUST 2021
FICTION
The Song Became
by Calie Voorhis
The Appearance of Order
by Kelly Ann Jacobson
A to B Connection
by Alex Singer
POETRY
New Universes
by Bradley Earle Hoge
Memorial Benches
by Desmond Mansfield
How the Big Bang Ended
by Colleen Anderson
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Anniversaries II
by Stan Powel
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Insects II by Rich Ives
The Uncertainty Principle by Louis Gallo
Other poetry in this issue:
Unknown World by Denny E. Marshall
Acid-Equaliser-Immunity Booster by Sukarma Rani Thareja
One Way Ticket by Denny E. Marshall
JUNE 2021
FICTION
Big Blue Marble
by Raima Larter
Can of Worms
by Liam Hogan
Curious Cane-Coda
by Rekha Valliappan
POETRY
Extrasolar Faeryland
by Avra Margariti
Cylindropuntia Spatium
by Marsheila Rockwell
Elegy for a Poet
by Herb Kauderer
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Pie in the Sky? Maybe Not
by Ricardo L. Garcia
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Lynne Sargent
Other fiction in this issue:
Giant by A.T. Sayre
Liminal Connections by Maura Yzmore
Letters From The Phased Photonic Travel Company by Ray Daley
Other poetry in this issue:
Diva by G.O. Clark
Space Race by David Barber
Ode on a Martian Urn by B.T. Petro
Astronaut Awareness by Hazel Ann Lee
The Bands of Saturn by Coleman Bomar
Across Space and Time, Love’s Light by L.P. Melling
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Exploring Venus by Jenny Baulch
APRIL 2021
FICTION
Lovely Lilas
by Ephiny Gale
My Moon in Red
by L. Michelle Tago-Tu’itupou
Joe Fledge's Jump
by Patrice Sarath
POETRY
We Fly
by Gerri Leen
Five Haikus
by Greg Fewer
The Terraformer of Bigotry
by Dawn Vogel
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
The ‘Shiny’ Animals
of Nature
by Nick D’Onofrio
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Rope Ladder to the Moon by Andrew Darlington
The Fifth Stage by Erin Smith
They Shall Feed the Earth by J.B. Polk
Other poetry in this issue:
The Garden Trellis (A Cascade) by Dawn Vogel
Highway by Garrett Carroll
Nebulous Sunflowers by Garrett Carroll
Holography by Louis Girón
Finding a Planet Within the Rocks by M.C. Childs
Giants by Lynn White
Calling on Neighbors by M.C. Childs
Prodigal—A Villanelle by R.K. Rugg
The Bird that Flies Backwards by Andrew Darlington
Scaling by Louis Gallo
Science Learning Through Arts by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Learning Ecologies by Randall Hayes
FICTION
Vesta for Beginners
by Holly Schofield
For Every Word My
Children Speak
by Avra Margariti
The Curious Case of the Cave Salamander
by Gwen Katz
POETRY
Over the Moon
by Marie Vibbert
Thanks to Stanislav Petrov for Fairytales about Birds
by Elizabeth R. McClellan
Swarm of Drones
by Henry Herz
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Problems with Artificial Gravity
by Scott Branchfield
FROM THE EDITOR
In Every Work of Art and Every Human Heart
by Leon Perniciaro
Other fiction in this issue:
Kretzlauer Consequences by Leah Miller
Dana Wittington: Intergalactic Dental Hygienist by Jessica Andrewartha
Peach Girl by Toshiya Kamei
Other poetry in this issue:
STEM-Atom-Woman-Scientist by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Tall Misunderstandings by Juan Perez
Sitchen Quatrain by Juan Perez
Notice of the Coming Asteroid by Ken Poyner
Mother—Alma Mater Research Lab-Signature by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Gort’s Side of the Story by Marie Vibbert
Princess Cat Robot Space Pirate by Marie Vibbert
Cosmic Selkie by Tony Daly
Alkonost Cube by Tony Daly
Sunita Soars by Tony Daly
The Fall that Doesn’t Kill You by Deborah L. Davitt
New Planet Landscape by Ken Poyner
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Inter-Reality by Randall Hayes
DECEMBER 2020
FICTION
Senchado in Microgravity
by Dawn Vogel
Eviction Notice
by Dave Kavanaugh
Defective: A Hominum
Futurus Chronicle
by Kevin Stadt
POETRY
The Secret Ambassador Sends a Message Home
by Stuart Sinclair
Beyond the Dream
by Celine Rose Mariotti
Dusk
by Hazel Ann Lee
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Special Interview: Michael Whelan
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
ART
Benson Arizona
by Toeken
Archimedes
by Clara Kaufmann
Drahn
by Sara Zunda
Melibe Leonina
by Dorie Petrochko
More art in this issue by:
Paul Blenkhorn
Debbie Hughes
Alexis Garcia
Lydia Cruz
OCTOBER 2020
FICTION
A Grain of Sand
by Elana Gomel
An Embarrassment of Riches
by Adam Slavny
The Scent of Corn
by Loren Hall
POETRY
Into the Sea
by Lisa Timpf
Tapestry
by R. K. Rugg
Quantum Entanglement
by David Flynn
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Lava Caves on the Moon: A Spacebit Interview
by Leon Perniciaro
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
The Theory of Specific Relativity by Louis Gallo
Shallow Depths by Brad Kelechava
Blues in the Dark by David Barber
Valentine Chocolates by Andrew Jensen
Dues by Bill Glover
Other poetry in this issue:
The Lady of Havenot and the Seven Whispers by Andrew Darlington
Earning a Green Familiar by John C. Zielinski
Adaptive Radiation by Meg Smith
Omen by Jennifer Crow
non est creata natus est by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
Darwin Never Sailed Up Here by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
Rebirth by Jennifer Crow
Headline News by Louis Gallo
The Joy of Astrophysics by Louis Gallo
The Lunar System by Louis Gallo
Song of the Shepardess by Meg Smith
Space Travel by Garrett Carroll
Address to Young Pioneers by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
Woman Scientist, Anxiety, Coffee by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Faustian Demon by Louis Gallo
Fruit by John Grey
Lost Hologram by Delores Woodman
Aliens in the Home by John Grey
Other non-fiction in this issue:
Move Past the Speeches by Stephen C. Curro
AUGUST 2020
FICTION
Penumbrae
by Christopher Miller
Labelling Error
by Ana Gardner
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Oikonomia
by Randall Hayes
POETRY
Aei Phanēs, Always Visible to Longing Eyes
by Russell Hemmell
The Onset of Robot Society
by Ken Poyner
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Not Usual by David Chevalier
The Meek have Inherited the Earth by Franco Amati
The Tricorder Files by Gregory Gafni Pappas
Collapse by Nancy Kay Clark
Other poetry in this issue:
Commerce by Ken Poyner
Vocabulary by Baishampayan Seal
Boots by G.O. Clark
How to Become a Mythological Being by David P. Rogers
Hydrologic Cycles by Elizabeth McClellan
The Robot Trying to Understand the Soul by Ken Poyner
Bug Season by Baishampayan Seal
Backbone of Science and Technology by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Potency, Recalled by Thomas E. Simmons
JUNE 2020
FICTION
Mother Mars
by Matt McHugh
Last Float Out of Dodge
by J.L. Royce
You’re It
Gabrielle Bleu
POETRY
The Artemis
by Stephen C. Curro
If You Give Me Your Eyes
by Amirah Al Wassif
A World For My Ashes
by Christopher Collingwood
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
A Second Star Appeared One Morning
by E.G. Morse
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Child’s Play by Edd Vick & Manny Frishberg
A Night at Shining Star Intergalactic Casino by James Rumpel
Rainmaker by Thomas Broderick
Other poetry in this issue:
Transmission by Harris Coverly
Gravity’s Hym by Harris Coverly
Detained by Christopher Lee Scoville
Allegrons by Harris Coverly
All by Harris Coverly
The Future by Christopher Lee Scoville
How I Washed My Heart by Amirah Al Wassif
APRIL 2020
FICTION
What I Knew Then
by David Barber
Senchado In Microgravity
by Dawn Vogel
Under an Airless Sky
Lizzie Newell
POETRY
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
The Inconstant Constant
by Philip Lavoy
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Insects by Rich Ives
My Animatronic Best Friend by Nathaniel Wander
Tour d’Olympus by Kara Race-Moore
Your Futures by Nick Dinicola
Other poetry in this issue:
Mind by Louis Gallo
Bell’s Theorem by Louis Gallo
World Experiment by Denny E. Marshall
Trojan Pyramid by Denny E. Marshall
Advanced Look by Denny E. Marshall
E=MC2 by Louis Gallo
Take Off and Beyond by John Grey
Technology Boggles Me by John F. McMullen
FEBRUARY 2020
FICTION
POETRY
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Happy Anniversaries
by Stan Powel
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
What the Good Must Remember by David Barber
One Man's Trash by Gustavo Bondoni
The Numerous Enumerations of Nurah by Donald Norum
Awakening by Steve Ullom
The Goodness Bug by Ahmed Kahn
Other poetry in this issue:
Golden Ratio and Environment by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Crossing the Threshold by Thomas E. Simmons
Home Rule by Ken Poyner
Loving the Robot by Ken Poyner
Unappreciated Journey by Ken Poyner
DECEMBER 2019
FICTION
POETRY
Chameleons
by Denny L. Marshall
Zeno's Arrow
by Louis Gallo
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Out on Two Limbs: the Problems with Angels
by Nathaniel Wander
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Library of Life by Lena Ng
Angry Girl by Yvette Schnoeker-Shorb
Alpha Palvonius Telepathy by Steven Translateur
Queen Bees by Penny Leigh
Bender's Homecoming by Giles Selig
Other poetry in this issue:
Time-Science-Happiness by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Temporal Appointment by Linda Neuer
Slip Away by Denny E. Marshall
The Big Picture—Smelling the Roses by Louis Gallo
Orange Mars by Linda Neuer
Disorder by Louis Gallo
Distance Relative by Denny E. Marshall
OCTOBER 2019
FICTION
POETRY
ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Calculating the
Schwarzschild Radius
by Leonard Snell
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
Mephisto by Garrett Rowlan
The Soul World by Preston A. Laris
E=MCat2 by David Swykert
Time for Such a Word by Jessica Andrewartha
Other poetry in this issue:
Rendezvous in the Forest by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Singularities by Sandra Hosking
Schrodinger by Louis Gallo
Magnet by Sandra Hosking
Now by Sandra Hosking
Gift by Kim Whysall-Hammond
Brain Cells by Louis Gallo
AUGUST 2019
