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• 4 • Impulse: Editorial (Thrust #22) • [Impulse: Editorial] • essay by Doug Fratz
• 5 • Al and the Kid: A Conversation with Al Sarrantonio • interview of Al Sarrantonio • interview by Parke Godwin
• 9 • All That Glitters Is Not Golding... or Bishop Either • [Pitching Pennies Against the Starboard Bulkhead] • essay by Michael Bishop
• 13 • Thrust Profile: Philip Jose Farmer • essay by E. E. Gilpatrick
• 15 • Sex, Swords, and Superstition: A Close Look at Phyllis Ann Karr's Thorn and Frostflower • essay by Janrae Frank
• 20 • Words & Pictures: Movie Reviews (Thrust #22) • [Words & Pictures] • essay by Darrell Schweitzer
• 23 • Interview: Alexis Gilliland • interview of Alexis A. Gilliland • interview by Priscilla Lowell
• 25 •   Review: Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction by David G. Hartwell • review by Doug Fratz
• 25 •   Review: The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub • review by Darrell Schweitzer
• 26 •   Review: Emergence by David R. Palmer • review by Doug Fratz
• 26 •   Review: Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein • review by W. Ritchie Benedict
• 27 •   Review: Alien Stars by Elizabeth Mitchell • review by Doug Fratz
• 27 •   Review: Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed by Harlan Ellison • review by Darrell Schweitzer
• 28 •   Review: The Armageddon Rag by George R. R. Martin • review by Doug Fratz
• 28 •   Review: The Businessman: A Tale of Terror by Thomas M. Disch • review by J. T. Barbarese
• 29 •   Review: The Steps of the Sun by Walter Tevis • review by David Pettus