FEATURES: - The weird animation of Bill Plympton - Viktor Koen's biomechanical visions - Exclusive excerpt: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia INTERNATIONAL FICTION SPOTLIGHT: - "First Photograph" by Zoran Zivkovic - "The Gong" by Sara Genge - "The Dream of the Blue Man" by Nir Yaniv - "The Wordeaters" by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz - "Out of Sacred Water" by Juraj Cervenak - "Time and the Orpheus" by chiles samaniego - "BleakWarrior Meets the Sons of Brawl"