Issue 23 / Fall 2020 (Written in March 2020 when California started sheltering in place) My friend is an animal-rights advocate. This week, she posted these two news items on Facebook: the petition to stop China’s dog-eating festival starting in three months, and an...
Issue 23 / Fall 2020 We live so many more lives than the one we’re living. Within only a month of us having met—maybe even a shorter timeframe—you shared with me your theory of multiple universes. You’re proud, to this day, of hatching this concept before any known...
Issue 23 / Fall 2020 Outside, it’s a typical Miami summer. Tourists have left the city. Throats gulp 100% humidity while sweat falls plump. Inside, the house reeks sickly sweet. Shalimar and disinfectant. Febreze and bleach. Like desert mirages, the air...
…and other disastersAuthor: Malka OlderMason Jar Press, 2019ISBN: 978-1-933880-67-9$18.00 Representation, Even in Sci-Fi, Matters: A Review of Malka Older’s …and other disastersReview by Angelica M. Ramos-Santa When an editor gave me …and...
Issue 23 / Fall 2020 My mom’s biological dad, Don, dies in January. His wife calls me at 9 am and I pick up. The caller ID says, “Calico Rock, Arkansas.” I never visited him there, but my mom did. She came back home and told me about how they fished for catfish or...
