Apr 20, 2021
In the story “Patient Zero,” readers find themselves privy to a few months of a boy’s journal. Jay is 10 years old; he loves football and his favorite player is Dan Marino; he loves to run and play and climb ropes; he excels at reading and needs a little help with math; and he loves to watch the movie Big. He seems...
Apr 6, 2021
Margaret St. Clair’s story “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles” is a tale inspired by the Lord Dunsany story “How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon the Gnoles.” St. Clair’s tale is a wonderful update. The gnoles are still horrible creatures of fantasy, but the main character is completely mundane. The...