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• Editorial (Lightspeed, June 2012) • [Editorial (Lightspeed)] • essay by John Joseph Adams
• The Cosmology of the Wider World (Part 2 of 2) • serial by Jeffrey Ford
• The Shelter of Tradition (An excerpt from the novel Existence) • [Existence] • short fiction by David Brin
• From The Killing Moon (excerpt) • [The Dreamblood] • short fiction by N. K. Jemisin
• Interview: Morgan Spurlock • interview of Morgan Spurlock • interview by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
• Interview: Anne Rice • interview of Anne Rice • interview by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
•  Artist Gallery (Lightspeed, June 2012) • interior artwork by Marc Simonetti
• Artist Showcase: Marc Simonetti • [Artist Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Marc Simonetti • interview by J. T. Glover
• Cup and Table • (2006) • short story by Tim Pratt
• My Teacher, My Enemy • short story by Kelsey Ann Barrett
• Lost • (2009) • short story by Seanan McGuire
• Renfrew's Course • (2012) • short story by John Langan
• The Cristóbal Effect • short story by Simon McCaffery
• Contact • (1981) • short story by Eileen Gunn
• A Plague of Zhe • short story by Maggie Clark
• The Way of Cross and Dragon • [Thousand Worlds] • (1979) • novelette by George R. R. Martin
• Author Spotlight: Jeffrey Ford • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Jeffrey Ford • interview by Gina Guadagnino
• Author Spotlight: Tim Pratt (Lightspeed, June 2012) • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Tim Pratt • interview by Robyn Lupo
• Author Spotlight: Kelsey Ann Barrett • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Kelsey Ann Barrett • interview by Theodore Quester
• Author Spotlight: Seanan McGuire • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Seanan McGuire • interview by Jennifer Konieczny
• Author Spotlight: John Langan • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of John Langan • interview by Robyn Lupo
• Author Spotlight: Simon McCaffery • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Simon McCaffery • interview by Caleb Jordan Schulz
• Author Spotlight: Eileen Gunn • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Eileen Gunn • interview by Andrew Liptak
• Author Spotlight: Maggie Clark • [Author Spotlight (Lightspeed)] • interview of Maggie Clark • interview by Erin Stocks