Fiction:

"Cold Cash," by Tim Curran
     Bernie's been promised his cut one too many times without seeing more than a few dimes, and now Skinny Tony is simply going to have to die to even the score. Except Skinny Tony knows about a new gig out at the cemetery, and Bernie's a man who believes in last chances.

"Processed Meat," by Douglas Ford
Recommended for a 2003 Stoker
     McBride's meat processing plant's entire purpose is to disembowel cattle and prepare their meat for retail sale. But when unauthorized and unexplainable atrocities begin to occur inside the plant, something's obviously awry.

"Fly to the Rainbow," by Michael Kelly
     Marty's wife, Carolyn, may be gone, but only in the flesh. A host of characters in his life, namely Rhiannon, the beautiful waitress at his favorite coffee shop, and Red, one of the regulars, only serve as a constant reminder of what he's lost, and what he can do to get her back.

"West of Salem," by Marco Zeta
     Jacob Mull promised Alva he'd come for her, take her away from the coming witch trials, find her refuge away from the fever. But in the morning his resolve weakens with the echoing voices of the village's priests, and with each passing second the burning torches march closer to Alva's home.

"Spreading," by Patricia J. Esposito
     The moths. The moths are everywhere. The only way to get rid of them is to set out a bowl of molasses and vinegar. A simple, Greenpeace catalyst for the changing of the fabric of an entire family.


"Now That I've Lost You," by Paul Edwards
     Julian. A smooth, handsome man with eloquent speech and journals filled with poetry; a sensitive enough man that Mike watches his girlfriend, Kate gravitate further and further away. Meeting Julian in cemeteries at night. Reading his poetry books while with Mike. And through it all, something about Kate's changing.


Poetry:

"The Subtle Difference Between a Ceiling Fan and a Sidewinder," by Jane Gwaltney

"Like Carrots," by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff

"The Gourmand of the Mutant Rain Forest," by Bruce Boston


Artwork:

Eric Asaris (Cover & "Processed Meat")
Russell Dickerson ("Cold Cash")
Marcia A. Borell ("Fly to the Rainbow" & "Now That I've Lost You")
Cynthia Rudzis ("West of Salem")
Rick Hudson ("Spreading")

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