The fifth issue of the twice-yearly small-press Kaleidotrope, dated October 2008, is now available. The print zine, edited by Fred Coppersmith, publishes work “that tends toward the speculative and/or fantastic, but we are open to all genres and styles. We have a soft spot in our heart for the weird, magic realism, and humor.”
Contents of the issue include:
Fiction:
“The Wroeth’s Grinding Bowl” by Bill Ward
“The Blue Testament” by Marshall Payne
“Fortune Cookie” by Therese Arkenberg
“An Adventure in Foxhunting” by Barkley Burke
“No Friday” by Mark Rich
“Emmett, Joey & the Beelz” by Ralph Sevush
“Long After the Scrub” by Eric Del Carlo
“Virgin Hearts” by Brendan Connell
“Intruder” by Sean Ruane
“Efficiency” by Barbara A. Barnett
“Tommy’s Shadow” by Daniel Braum
“Into the Night” by P.D. Allen
Poetry:
“Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” by Rachel Swirsky
“Pomegranates” by Terrie Leigh Relf
“The Tenth Stranger” by Kristine Ong Muslim
“Sentiment” by Stefanie Maclin
“My Favorite Moon” by Daniel C. Smith
“Pure of Heart” by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff
“Grave Planet” by John Grey
“Sacred Art” by Franz K. Baskett
“Virtual Jisei” by Berrien C. Henderson
“Face in the Wall” by Mark Rich
“Balding Zombie” by Robert Zimmerman
Artists represented in the issue include: Jim Cleaveland, Rod Harmon, Amy Law, John Carleton, Danielle Worrall, Sina Sohrab, Bastian Langguth, and Matt Billings.