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
“error_glitch.exe (flesh runtime corrupted)” by Lucien R. Starchild
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
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Art Director: Bonnie Brunish