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• Introduction by Editor • essay by Teri Santitoro [as by T. Santitoro]
• 3 • "snowflakes kiss" • poem by Ann K. Schwader
• 3 • "twisting from the Sun" • poem by C. P. Marsh
• 3 • "thudding against the prow" • poem by Todd French
• 4 • "metal debris" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 4 • "sabertooths" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 4 • "first time since" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 4 • D & D on a higher plane • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 5 • "foreign city section" • poem by Sina Sanjari
• 5 • "dna test--" • poem by Tony Burchfield
• 5 • "mining rights sold" • poem by Lee Strong, OFS
• 5 • "false colors render" • poem by Anatoly Belilovsky
• 6 • "busy night--" • poem by Elizabeth Alford
• 6 • "holo-resort" • poem by Elizabeth Alford
• 6 • "dark alley--" • poem by Elizabeth Alford
• 7 • "iron in the dunes" • poem by Greer Woodward
• 7 • "stargazing on Olympus Mons" • poem by Greer Woodward
• 7 • "alien athlete" • poem by Guy Belleranti
• 7 • makeover • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 8 • "summer on Mars" • poem by Lauren McBride
• 8 • "opened dumbwaiter" • poem by Gary W. Davis
• 8 • "mars life" • poem by Christina Sng
• 8 • "always rose-tinted" • poem by Christina Sng
• 9 • "alone at post" • poem by William Landis
• 9 • "squashed grapes and chaos" • poem by William Landis
• 9 • "emptiness" • poem by William Landis
• 9 • "the crack of the bat" • poem by William Landis
• 9 • "my boss is a witch" • poem by William Landis
• 10 • "glacial melt" • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 10 • "revealed by satellite images" • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 10 • "where once land existed" • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 10 • "traveling back" • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 10 • "recalibrating" • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 10 • "increased funding" • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• 11 • "platonic love" • poem by Amitava Dasgupta
• 11 • "first kiss" • poem by Amitava Dasgupta
• 11 • "time travel" • poem by Amitava Dasgupta
• 12 • "seed ships" • poem by C. R. Harper
• 12 • "the cat" • poem by C. R. Harper
• 12 • "dowsing" • poem by C. R. Harper
• 13 • "alien" • poem by C. A. Harper
• 13 • --after the flicker-- • poem by David E. Howerton
• 13 • "starship cruisers" • poem by Lauren McBride
• 14 • Cowering • poem by Robert E. Porter
• 14 • hazing rituals • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 15 • hibernation ends • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 15 • "melting glacier" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 15 • "alien banquet--" • poem by Lee Strong, OFS
• 15 • "empty room whispers" • poem by Daniel R. Robichaud
• 16 • hideous mutant love note • poem by Sean Patrick Mulroy
• 16 • "unrelentlessly" • poem by Christina Sng
• 16 • "jade sarcophagus" • poem by Colleen Anderson
• 17 • "Last Selfie" • poem by Matthew Wilson
• 17 • "Laughter" • poem by Colleen Anderson
• 18 • "Lovers" • poem by Colleen Anderson
• 18 • "Hair between teeth" • poem by Colleen Anderson
• 18 • double sci(na)ku • poem by Teri Santitoro [as by xeno-unit]
• 19 • unchartable • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 19 • the oldest recipes are always beer • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 19 • "engrossed in the game" • poem by Lisa Timpf
• 20 • "stale taste in the air" • poem by Lisa Timpf
• 20 • last effort • poem by Jasmine Arch
• 20 • "Vapor clouds shimmering--" • poem by Daniel C. Smith
• 21 • "time stops" • poem by Susan Burch
• 21 • "parallel world-" • poem by Susan Burch
• 21 • "afterwards" • poem by Lauren McBride
• 22 • "racing to the moon" • poem by Christina Sng
• 22 • "the graying skies" • poem by Christina Sng
• 22 • "a hundred" • poem by Christina Sng
• 22 • "during the long years" • poem by Christina Sng
• 23 • "when we all" • poem by Christina Sng
• 23 • "everything" • poem by Christina Sng
• 23 • "the stories I'm sure" • poem by Christina Sng
• 23 • "how I long" • poem by Christina Sng
• 24 • Directions Backstory • essay by Robert E. Porter
• 24 • Directions • poem by Robert E. Porter
• 25 • Insight • poem by W. H. Blackwell
• 25 • Parallel Presence • poem by W. H. Blackwell
• 25 • Día de los Muertos • poem by W. H. Blackwell
• 26 • Transporter Malfunction • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 26 • building atmosphere • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 27 • heat death • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 27 • "new home planet" • poem by Guy Belleranti
• 28 • "mad bald headed scientist" • poem by Guy Belleranti
• 28 • sentient • poem by Jasmine Arch
• 29 • A Shape in the Silence • poem by Brian Gene Olson
• 29 •  Frank's TED talk photo bomb • interior artwork by Robert E. Porter
• 30 • summer streets • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 30 • spaceships posturing • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 30 • already here • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 31 • Addendum to care and feeding of unicorns, 2nd edition, revised • poem by Anatoly Belilovsky
• 32 • After 550 ppm Hexagram 18 • poem by M. C. Childs
• 33 • Boojum Doorway Hexagram 24 • poem by M. C. Childs
• 33 • Black Thorns Hexagram 47 • poem by M. C. Childs
• 34 • theme song • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 34 • unexpected eclipse • poem by Herb Kauderer
• 34 • "two moons" • poem by Lee Strong, OFS
• 35 • Beat the Devil • poem by Robert E. Porter
• 36 • "psi kid teleports out" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 36 • cherita • poem by Jasmine Arch
• 37 • Go Paperless* • poem by Lauren McBride
• 37 • dragons' reign • poem by Lauren McBride
• 38 • Earth Crews - Avoid the Space Station Food Court • poem by Lauren McBride and Terrie Leigh Relf
• 39 • Slaveship Landing • poem by Lauren McBride
• 40 • Transience • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Ann K. Schwader
• 41 • Parallel Collision • poem by Elyse Chia
• 42 • Mother's Love • poem by Nic Santitoro
• 43 • Farming on Eta Four • poem by Lauren McBride
• 44 • A Haibun • poem by Karin L. Frank
• 45 • Coming Your Way • poem by John J. Dunphy
• 46 • A Landmark Ruling • poem by John J. Dunphy
• 47 • Hunter • poem by Jasmine Arch
• 48 • A Haibun • poem by Terrie Leigh Relf [as by Semi]
• 49 • "fifth you" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 49 • "flying saucers" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 49 • "clowning with" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 49 • "she could hear" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 49 • "the only relic" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "junk shop on Rigel" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "flunked for cheating" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "the main course" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "we orbit" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "on the flat Earth" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "drilling a deep well" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 50 • "swimming" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "moebius world" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "10 years to the day" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "below your feet" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "I rise as Earth" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "low-gravity woods" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "they acquire speech" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 51 • "bowling pin people" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 52 • "walk from eternal" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 52 • "Ouroboros" • (2019) • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 52 • "jellyfish genes" • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
• 53 • the Grand Library • poem by David C. Kopaska-Merkel