In this issue: stories by Seán Padraic Birnie, E.G. Condé, Rachael Cupp, Roby Davies, Matt Hollingsworth, Prashanth Srivatsa, and R. Wren; columns by Alexander Glass, Nick Lowe, Val Nolan, and Aliya Whiteley; and book reviews by Gautam Bhatia, Zachary Gillan, Kelly Jennings, Paul Kincaid, Giselle Leeb, and Val Nolan. The cover art, Sibilance, is by Carly A-F.
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IZ 299 // May 2024
Stories
Sibilance 7160 words
E.G. Condé
Warmth 2160 words
Seán Padraic Birnie
Drafting 1250 words
Rachael Cupp
The Spirit Machines 5580 words
Prashanth Srivatsa
When I Was the Red Baron 2790 words
Matt Hollingsworth
Carrigan 6740 words
R. Wren
The Clockwork Heart of Heaven 9800 words
Roby Davies
Columns
Climbing Stories
Aliya Whiteley
Mutant Popcorn
Nick Lowe
The A to Z of Zelazny
Alexander Glass
Folded Spaces
Val Nolan
Book Reviews
Gautam Bhatia on books by Sofia Samatar and Suyi Davies Okungbowa; Zachary Gillan on two books by Ivy Grimes; Kelly Jennings on books by T. Kingfisher, Frances White, Ali Hazelwood, Debbie Urbanski, and Dan Franklin; Paul Kincaid on a book by Dave Hutchinson; Giselle Leeb on books by Kelly Link, Alison Moore, Ian Critchley, Cliff McNish, Tim Cooke, Amanda Huggins, Robert Stone, Charlotte Turnbull, Françoise Harvey, and Andrew Hook; and Val Nolan on Christopher Priest’s final novel.
Art
Sibilance
Carly A-F