CONTENTS:

Prose –

THE BULLET // Stephen Kearse

A bullet is a combination of surface area, velocity, and surprise, and pilot Charlotte Jones is flying one right at a densely inhabited planet.

MAGICIAN’S TRIAL // Sarah A. Macklin

Sixteen year-old magician Liz has just one more test to pass before she can be considered a full-fledged sorcerer. Will she overcome the physical, spiritual, and magical challenges in the birthplace of humanity, or will she succumb to the wiles of Doubt, Panic, and Pride?

PEDALING // Tuere T. S. Ganges

For a group of teens looking for a place to come home, a small out of the way town reveals more about human nature than they expect.

SAUDADE // Nelson Rolon

They’re an odd couple: Vida is a fugitive refugee, and Menino is a normal student on the run from his own demons. Can the pair figure out the secrets of Vida’s mystical family heirloom before they are ensnared by the forces hunting Vida down?

Poetry –

OCTOPUS // Martha Darr

BLACK RAPUNZEL // DOXA ZANNOU