Winter 2024 • 74th Year of Publication
NOVELETS
How To Care For Your Domestic God	–	Clara Madrigano
SHORT STORIES
What Kills The Stars	–	Alex Bisker
The Ndayaan Sea	–	Moustapha Mbacké Diop
The Icy Wasteland At Her Feet	–	Deborah L. Davitt
Guilt Can Wilt The Sweetest Flower	–	Veronica Henry
Mackson’s Mardi Gras Moon Race	–	David DeGraff
The Wizzzer	–	Scott Nicolay
Burned Like Coal	–	T. R. Napper
The Diamond Factory	–	Phoebe Barton
The Body-Part Woman	–	Bonnie Elizabeth
Big Trouble In Sector C	–	Robert Friedman and Barry N. Malzberg
All Our Better Angels	–	Jack Neel Waddell
Puzzle Pieces	–	Jennifer R. Povey
Zariel: Parable Of A Gifted Black Child	–	Denzel Xavier Scott
The Wounded King	–	J. A. Prentice
The Interspatial Accessibility Compact’s Guidelines For Cross-Cultural Engagement	–	Dane Kuttler
Do Not Hasten To Bid Me Adieu	–	Will McMahon
POEMS
Sea And Sky	–	Meagan Branning
A Selection Of Book Curses	–	Meagan Branning
Cities Through Telescope	–	sRichard Leis
Vanishing Act	–	Avra Margariti
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial: Shifting Light	–	Sheree Renée Thomas
Books To Look For	–	Charles de Lint
Musing On Books	–	Michelle West
Television: The Ugly Humanity Of The Boys	–	Karin Lowachee
Science: The World’s Greatest Telescopes	–	Jerry Oltion
Coming Attractions	–
Curiosities	–	Paul Di Filippo
CARTOONS
	–	Lynn Hsu, Arthur Masear
COVER
	–	COVER BY MONDOLITHIC STUDIOS