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An anthology magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy short stories. Andi C. Buchanan's I Will Teach You Magic, a love letter to a child of their future. The Association of Twelve Thousand Flowers from Ursula Whitcher is about a bisexual sex worker on another planet investigating a murder. A. Katherine Black's moving This is Not a Diary, This is Not a Confession, where being different, and bullied for it, can make one-prickly. Thomas Ha's Horangi, about a boy growing up with Korean mythical creatures in Hawai`i. Confessions of a Forward Thinker from Derrick Boden, where being able to see the future leads to what is really important. The Game Will be Mortal by Gillian Secord, with the prickling in the head from the dice, what will the next Game bring. Jess Hyslop's Risings brings us a young girl whose father is a 'collaborator' working as a Necromancer for the invaders. In Echoes Under My Skin by Alexandra Seidel, a refugee finds love in their adoptive home and their child fights to defend their new home from invaders. We close with Jessica Lévai's Starter Culture, she's working from her own recipes, but something isn't right.