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Bruce McAllister’s first story for F&SF (“Without a Doubt Dream”) appeared in the magazine’s April 1968 issue and was followed over the decades by others, helped by the sage feedback of four F&SF editors. His short fiction has appeared in SFF&H magazines and “year’s best” volumes and won or been shortlisted for one award or another. His most recent novel is The Village Sang to the Sea: A Memoir of Magic; his most recent collection, Stealing God. Raised in a Navy family, he now lives in southern California farther from the sea than his heart can sometimes bear. Like much