What’s in Issue 125

Novels	Palance Demondread and a hundred picked troops saddle up to ride out of Nomen before dawn and rescue Andina: Julian Lawler, Battle Seer, chapter 7: The Color and Shape of a World, part 1. ‘Toni gives up arguing with Quo and starts learning to tango’: Michael E. Lloyd, Observation One: Singing of promises, chapter 6: Missioning Sphere.
Serial	Brad hasn’t much luck with pop music, but he does have a way with the words of love: “You can whoffle snarzen, and dillem kaputzken with a pickle kerblitzken!” It’s hard to top that one: Delo White, A Wild, Ill-Tempered, Bowlegged Woman, part 2.
Short Stories	Jörn Grote takes an implied challenge from the august Margaret Atwood and meets it with a tragic but humane vision of a distant future: Home, to the Sea. New contributor Amy E. Ochterski tells of a young lady walking her dog in a mountain cemetery at dusk. An accident causes her to witness a fantastic and somehow menacing scene: Rocket’s Discovery.
Flash Fiction	Byron Bailey shows how the unicorn might be deemed politically incorrect by its very nature and voted onto the wrong side of a Bylaw. Been feeling stabbing pains in the back lately? Charles Richard Laing shows that one might live with and even overcome them: Stabbed in the Back.
Art	Claudio Parentela presents another arresting image of a face: Art 823.
Excerpt	Deep Bora tells of deep-space travelers who dare not venture too far: Venus Interaction.

Departments

Challenge	Challenge 125 hones and examines Sharp Objects and Obsolescence.
Guest Editorial	Kevin Ahearn talks of big changes in modern culture: New Tech vs. Old Lit.

In Times to Come

In issue 126, Delo White concludes “Bowlegged Woman” while Julian Lawler and Michael E. Lloyd continue their novels. Also on deck we have a new contributor, Michael Boyle, and veteran Stephen Heister returns. Some serials are due to begin soon; their authors — in alphabetical order — Byron Bailey, Jörn Grote, Norman A. Rubin and Michael J A Tyzuk. In the case of multiple contributions we’ll try to fit the short stories in first. Meanwhile, the other short stories will come as surprises.

Our thanks to contributors who’ve helped us keep their bibliographies up to date. Reminders of missing titles and issue numbers are much appreciated.

Jerry has been scheduled for a vacation trip lasting till November 28th. The Index title will say “Watch This Space” until he returns. Jerry, we’re looking forward to you again on line and in the Departments!

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