Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here.

In this issue:

THE RAISING OF HESTER MACRAE
E.M. Anderson

QUERY LETTER
Riley Winchester

OCTOBER MARDI GRAS
Mary Jo Rabe

SHE AIN'T HEAVY
Anthony Ferguson

THE SQUARE OF STARS
Laurence Klavan

THE GIRL WITH CHARTREUSE HAIR
Terry Sanville

THE GYRE
Samuel Finn

THE SPUD
Gregg Sapp

TIMBER AND ITS PURPOSES
Charles Wilkinson

URBAN DECAY
Wayne Kyle Spitzer

So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses!

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