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• 2 • From the Editor's Desk (Pirate Writings, #8 1995) • essay by Edward J. McFadden
• 3 •  The Dragonfly [2] • interior artwork by Darren Cerone
• 6 • Point Vestal • short fiction by Jack Cady
• 6 •  Point Vestal • interior artwork by Keith Minnion
• 12 • Jimmy • short fiction by Shariann Lewitt
• 12 •  Jimmy • interior artwork by Michael Apice
• 15 •  Cartoon: "Wyatt Carp" • (1994) • interior artwork by Joe Mayhew
• 19 • The Montauk Project • [Surreal World] • essay by Kevin M. Carr
• 19 •  Surreal World: The Montauk Project • interior artwork by Darren J. Albertson [as by Darren Albertson]
• 22 • Due Process • (1960) • short story by Algis Budrys
• 22 •  Due Process • interior artwork by Keith Minnion
• 29 • Success • poem by Catherine Mintz
• 30 • Meester Smeet • short fiction by Tom Piccirilli
• 30 •  Meester Smeet • interior artwork by Darren Cerone
• 33 •  Cartoon: "She loves me, she loves me not." • (1994) • interior artwork by Joe Mayhew
• 34 • If You Could See Him Now: An Interview with Peter Straub • interview of Peter Straub • interview by Adam Meyer
• 38 • At the Mirror of His Soul • short fiction by Harrison Howe
• 38 •  At the Mirror of His Soul • interior artwork by Bob Hobbs [as by Bob E. Hobbs]
• 42 • The Tapestry of Time • poem by Lorraine Millings
• 43 • Cages • short fiction by Cherith Baldry
• 44 • The Book Review • short fiction by J. Michael Major
• 46 • A Turn of the Screw • short fiction by Bryan Lindenberger
• 47 • The Fifth Novel • short fiction by Ralph S. Blois
• 48 • Janael • short fiction by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 48 •  Janael • interior artwork by James Zimmerman
• 53 • Reality Spackle • poem by Ann K. Schwader
• 54 • In the Garden • short fiction by Sherrie Brown
• 54 •  In the Garden • interior artwork by Michael Apice
• 57 • Moonstruck • poem by G. O. Clark
• 57 • The End of Constellations • poem by Tippi N. Blevins
• 59 • After the Reading • poem by Lyn Lifshin
• 59 • Alberta Hunter • poem by Lyn Lifshin
• 59 • The Poem a Dancer • poem by Lyn Lifshin
• 59 • Haleakala • poem by Lyn Lifshin
• 60 • Crosstown Rat • short fiction by Susan Solan
• 60 •  Crosstown Rat • interior artwork by Bob Hobbs [as by Bob E. Hobbs]
• 65 •  Cartoon: "I find most science fiction well... Implausible." • (1994) • interior artwork by Joe Mayhew
• 66 • The Dragonfly • short fiction by Mary Soon Lee
• 66 •  The Dragonfly • interior artwork by Darren Cerone
• 70 • Reviews (Pirate Writings, #8 1995) • essay by Tom Piccirilli
• 70 •   Review: The Two-Bear Mambo by Joe R. Lansdale • review by Tom Piccirilli
• 70 • Review of the mystery novel "Dance of the Mongoose" by T. J. Phillips • essay by Tom Piccirilli
• 70 • Review of the mystery novel "The Last Castrato" by John Spencer Hill • essay by Tom Piccirilli
• 71 •   Review: The Off Season by Jack Cady • review by Tom Piccirilli
• 71 •   Review: Ancestral Hungers by Scott Baker • review by Tom Piccirilli
• 72 •   Review: Celestis by Paul Park • review by Tom Piccirilli
• 72 •   Review: Proximity Zero & Proximity One (Supplement for Proximity Zero) by Terry Kepner • review by Tom Piccirilli
• 72 • Review of the mystery novel "Death of a DJ" by Jane Rubino • essay by Tom Piccirilli