In this issue:
SCI-FI
"Take Me Home", by Ray Bradbury: The impact of science fiction on childhood.
FICTION
"Monstro", by Junot Diaz. A futuristic story about the spread of a mysterious infectious disease.
SCI-FI
"The Golden Age", by Ursula K. Le Guin: The difficulties of submitting genre-fiction.
FICTION
"The Republic of Empathy", by Sam Lipsyte: A businessman’s relationships with his wife and colleague.
SCI-FI
"The Spider Women", by Margaret Atwood: Looking back on the planet of spider women.
FICTION
"Black Box", by Jennifer Egan: A futuristic female spy and her mission as recorded in her mission log.
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