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• 2 •  Cartoon: "Continental Drifters" • interior artwork by nearingzero.net
• 3 • Can a Holiday Romance Really Last Forever? • essay by Martin McGrath
• 4 • Welcome to Poughkeepsie: The Further Into the Zone the Nearer to Heaven: Or How I Became a Writer of Speculative Fiction • essay by Nina Allan
• 5 • Diaspora • poem by Gareth L. Powell
• 6 • Tomorrow's Soldier: The Future of War • essay by Anthony G. Williams
• 7 • Olympus Mons • poem by Gareth L. Powell
• 8 • The Depressing Truth About Who Writes Movies • essay by Martin McGrath
• 8 •  Cartoon: "Okay—is there anybody ELSE whose homework ate their dog?" • interior artwork by nearingzero.net
• 9 • Masterclass No. 2: Inspiration/Observation • [Masterclass • 2] • essay by Christopher Priest
• 13 • Texts Don't Grow on Trees • essay by uncredited
• 13 • Nevada • poem by Gareth L. Powell
• 13 •  Cartoon: "Scientists work on new ways of delaying death" • interior artwork by nearingzero.net
• 14 • How Do I Stand Out on the Slushpile? • essay by Jetse de Vries
• 15 •  Cartoon: "The first steps in the Colinisation of space" • interior artwork by nearingzero.net
• 16 • Basic Bootstrap Branding: Using the Web to Raise Your Professional Profile • essay by Paul Raven
• 16 •  Cartoon: "Easy-Think" • interior artwork by nearingzero.net
• 17 • Year Zero • poem by Gareth L. Powell
• 17 • Ragnarok • poem by Gareth L. Powell
• 20 • Weighing the Writing: Tackling the Second Draft • essay by Dev Agarwal
• 20 •  Cartoon: "Utopia, n." • interior artwork by nearingzero.net