Issue 97: 1st Quarter 2026
EDITORIAL
“Drawing the Line with AI” by Bonnie Brunish
FICTION
“The Blacksmith” by Jared Zygarlicke
“The Memory Dealer” by Katharine Tyndall
“Temporary Childhood” by Antony Pachos
“The Dola and the Saint” by Bruce Golden
“The Forgotten Bard” by Michael Ashlock
“Who Is Quizmo Cartada” by Alma Alexander
FLASH FICTION
“Cultural Sensitivity Tips for Visiting the Authentic Human Restaurant ” by Marie Vibbert
“Tethered to You” by Anne Wilkins
POETRY
Introduction to Poetry Issue 97, Q1, 2026 by John C. Mannone
“Naming Animals” by John C. Mannone
“Foiled” by Anna Cates
“The Truth About Wings” by M. Frost
“Give to All Today” by Richard Magahiz
“Geometry” by Stephanie Smith
“The Snow Queen’s Women” by Suzanne J. Willis
“Animal Eschatology” by CP Nwankwo
“troll grows you” by Hannan Khan
“The House That Learned to Keep Time Differently” Veronica Tucker
SMALL PRESS BOOK REVIEWS
A&A reviews HIS SELACHIAN MAJESTY REQUESTS by Brenda W. Clough
A&A Reviews A Future for Ferals edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail
A&A Reviews BIOIDS edited by Bonnie Brunish
Issue 98: 2nd Quarter 2026
EDITORIAL
“Bucking the Trend” by Bonnie Brunish
FICTION
“The Elevator Case” by Kit Gadgitar
“Teenage Mutant Mental Hurdles” by George Evans
“Time Has No Memory” by Aeryn Rudel
“The Lighthouse Keeper’s Last Vigil” by Kai Holmwood
“What’s Written in the Cards” by Deborah L. Davitt
“He Grows Up” by Janna Layton
“Pre-Existing Conditions ” by Blaize M. Kaye
FLASH FICTION
“Twin Lives” by Larry Hodges
POETRY
Introduction to Poetry Issue 98 by John C. Mannone
“The Triage Window Beneath the Lake” by Veronica Tucker
“Sky, Fixed in Fire” by KB Ballentine
“What More, Now?” by David M. Schultz
“Warrior in Chains” by Anna Cates
“Apparent Horizons” by AC Edwards
“Open Up Your Eyes and See the Day” by Greg Boettcher
“Cleanse My Soul, Renew Me, Lead Me into Hydration” by Katharyn Machan
“Verdant Incandescence” by Kate Landishaw
“All Work and No Play” by Michael H. Payne
“This Red Metal Living Baby” by Heather A. Davis, Ph.D.
SMALL PRESS BOOK REVIEWS
A&A reviews A KISS FOR DAMOCLES by Brenda W. Clough
A&A Reviews Kill Zone-Battle Drills by Shane Gries
A&A Reviews Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl by P.A.Cornell
Issue 99: 3rd Quarter 2026
EDITORIAL
“Fighting Shadows” by Bonnie Brunish
FICTION
“Locke, Stock, and Barrell, Attorneys at Law” by J. P. Nicol
“Lifeline” by D. M. Riemer
“Aberrance” by Thea Cooke
“False Consciousness” by Hans Ege Wenger
“Sister’s Keeper” by Esker Park
“The Vigil” by Jacey Bedford
“Where They Were at the End ” by James Van Pelt
FLASH FICTION
“Synchronicity” by Jacob Baugher
POETRY
Introduction to Poetry Issue 99 by John C. Mannone
“At Three A.M.” by Bob McAfee
“Science Fictional” by Joely Williams
“The Alleyman” by Silvatiicus Riddle
“Chokecherries in Eden” by Tanner Abernathy
“Dryads of the Ancient Orchard” by Deborah L. Davitt
“Waltz of Genesis & Armageddon” by Hannan Khan
“The Cistern Moon” by Thistle June
“moon passing over the face of a sunflower” by M. Frost
“scarcrow” by Marisca Pichette
“Heed the Green” by Tara Campbell
SMALL PRESS BOOK REVIEWS
A&A reviews THE WARLORD OF GREENLINE TOWN by J. Kenton Pierce
A&A Reviews STORMJAMMER by J. Kenton Pierce
A&A reviews THE SHADOW CHILDREN by Bonnie Randall
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Art Director: Bonnie Brunish