December 2025, Vol. 7 Issue 2

Content

Editorial

Letter from the Editor by Angelica Sokolovskaya Bryer

Artists

Alyssa Winans(Cover) Jeff Kovach Venes Sarina Dorie Toeken Grace Crandall Thomas Harrison Paula Hammond Fabio Giorgi Rowan Tate T.E.W. Prak Madison Schaffer Katherine Souza Danielle Crooks-Nyland Kate Conrad Monti Sturzaker Paweł Jagiełło

Interviews

Neil Clarke

Alyssa Winans

Short Stories

The Girl Who Stole Christmas by E. J. Delaney

A Mischief of Disciples by Matt McHugh

The Skyvault Heist by Anthony W. Eichenlaub

Poetry

Anthology of Alien Joy by Oladosu Michael Emerald

The Feast of Saint Jackalope by Yuliia Vereta

Homecoming by Dustin P. Brown

Starbirds Dance by Devan Barlow

The Vault!

Captives of the Thieve-Star, Conclusion by James H. Schmitz

Contributing Authors