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• 9 • Introduction (Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic) • essay by Karen A. Romanko
• 11 • The Sport of Kings • short story by Paul Abbamondi
• 16 • Ebonmadder's Run • (2000) • poem by Marge Simon
• 18 • Somewhere, the Sun Is Shining • short story by Jo L. Gerrard
• 20 • Stealing for the Record • (1990) • poem by Robert Frazier
• 23 • Perpetual Check • short story by E. C. Myers
• 26 • Riding to Faery • poem by Adele Gardner [as by C. A. Gardner]
• 29 • Running for Life • short story by Brenta Blevins
• 34 • Leaves • (1997) • poem by James S. Dorr
• 36 • The Empress of the Dragon • short story by Adam Nakama
• 39 • Less Than Perfect • short story by Todd Wheeler
• 42 • Inland Sea • short story by Beth Wheeler
• 45 • Approaching Europa • poem by Deborah P. Kolodji
• 46 • Hang Twenty • short story by Jude-Marie Green
• 51 • Star Boarding • poem by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff
• 54 • Prey • short story by Paul L. Bates
• 58 • The Tithing Hunt • poem by Samantha Henderson
• 61 • The Football Phase • short story by Connor Moran
• 66 • 1967 NFC Championship Game Remembered After Awakening from Cryogenic Sleep • (1991) • poem by Roger Dutcher
• 68 • Blackthorn Darts • short story by Amanda M. Hayes
• 73 • Librarian Gladiators • short story by Richard Pitaniello
• 76 • Mutiny • short story by Erin Kinch
• 81 • Dealing in Tarot • poem by Ruth Berman
• 83 • The Court Photographer • short story by Lawrence Schimel
• 89 • Games People Play • poem by Michael Ceraolo
• 91 • The Drop Zone • short story by Alison Littlewood [as by Alison J. Littlewood]
• 96 • Leiris of Green Wyvern United • poem by K. M. Praschak
• 98 • Ping-Pong Ambition • short story by Larry Hodges
• 103 • Virtual Pong Circa 35,000 BC • (1996) • poem by G. O. Clark
• 105 • Night Vaulting • short story by Camille Alexa
• 110 • Liliya's Game • short story by Jennifer Crow
• 113 • Gravity Field Golfball • short story by Stephen D. Rogers
• 115 • Space Envelopes • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf and Willow Katsumi Relf-Discartin
• 119 • Soul in One • short story by Kevin Lightburn
• 124 • Menace Anyone • poem by Brian Rosenberger
• 126 • Jumping Over the Moon • short story by Alex Dally MacFarlane
• 129 • Poltergame • short story by Rob Rosen
• 134 • All the Medals and Trophies • short story by Aurelio Rico Lopez, III
• 136 • The Running Of ... • poem by Stephen M. Wilson
• 138 • Curses! • short story by Stoney M. Setzer
• 143 • 6.66 Earned Run Average • poem by Eric Hermanson
• 145 • Organic Geometry • short story by Andrew C. Ferguson
• 150 • City of Games • short story by Daniel Ausema
• 155 • About the Editor (Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic) • essay by uncredited