Fiction:

"Sixteen Minutes," by Darrell Pitt
     Sixteen minutes. One man. A pair of handcuffs. A guillotine. The kind used to cut bundles of paper. Such a simple formula. And one from which Stuart Pemberton . . . now has only 15:45 from which to escape.

"The Blinking Cursor," by Jane Gwaltney
     Iris's computer is communicating with her. YOU'RE SPECIAL, BABY, it says. The telephone. Dreams. Memories. Jim Morrison, on stage, looking at her, connecting with her. A kindred spirit she's forever held on to. But now . . . now there may be something else at play.

"The Wholesome Scent of Cedar," by Darren Speegle
     He was a simple carpenter. An American man working in Germany while his wife was employed by the Air Force. Al came to him wanting a deer blind built, one that would sit on the ground rather than propped in a tree, as is more common back in the States. But his intentions now are all too painfully clear.

"All Along the Watchtower," by Eric S. Brown & Gail Davis
     Nick came here with many others. Though perhaps not as many as they needed. The world was falling to a new species, a horrible mutation of the human race into something more primal, something evil and increasingly insurmountable. But Nick came here with the Army force, and he and the other young men still living won't give up so easily.

"Snuff Club," by Matthew Fryer
     Juliette York's son, Tom, had watched her fall to the kitchen linoleum, beaten and bleeding. Then Michael had come into her life, and he'd taken them under his caring wing, and he'd made it a point to rescue Juliette and her son from their situation. Sometimes drastic measures are necessary, and sometimes children will surprise you.

Poetry:

"Uncontained," by Cindy Main
"The Vine-Covered Cabin," by Lee Clark Zumpe
"Memory," by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
"The Masked Ball," by Julie Shiel
"Absinthe," by Christina Sng


Artwork:

Nick Rose (Cover)
Rick Hudson ("Sixteen Minutes")
Marcia A. Borell ("The Blinking Cursor")
Thomas Wiehl ("Memory")
Russell Dickerson ("The Wholesome Scent of Cedar")
David Grilla ("All Along the Watchtower")
Eric Yates ("Snuff Club")