Table of Contents

March/April 2026 Vol. XCVI No. 3 & 4

NOVELLA

CONSUMER, Stephen Case

NOVELETTES

AND WEAR A GOLDEN SORROW, Eric Del Carlo

ROVERS, Paul Carlson

FALSE LIGHT, MB Valente

SHORT STORIES

SONGBIRDS, H.A.B. Wilt

SHADE, David Whitmarsh

SLINGSHOT, David Gerrold

CARBON, Jay Werkheiser

THE PEARL DIVERS OF CONNELL-B, Scott Steensma

THE THREE BILLION BASE PAIRS OF THE PROPHET, Gregor Hartmann

GODSPEED, C.R. Hodges

SEEKING SINGULARITY, Joel Richards

THE SHINY NEW FOLK, Steve Rasnic Tem

CONSCIENCE, Tom R. Pike

PROBABILITY ZERO

ON THE ORIGINS OF THE SPECIES, Edd Vick

SCIENCE FACT

HOMES AWAY FROM HOME, Michael Carroll

SPECIAL FEATURES

SEEDS OF CITIES: SCIENCE FICTION NOVUMS, M.C. Childs

PATTERNS AND PLAUSIBILITIES, Howard V. Hendrix

POETRY

NO PLACE ON EARTH, Mary Soon Lee

SOUR GRAPES, Holly Day

READER’S DEPARTMENTS

GUEST EDITORIAL: Artificial Stupidity, Stanley Schmidt

IN TIMES TO COME

THE ALTERNATE VIEW, John G. Cramer

UNKNOWNS: OUT OF SEQUENCE, Alec Nevala-Lee

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY, Rosemary Claire Smith

BRASS TACKS