Table of Contents

May/June 2026 Vol. XCVI No. 5 & 6

NOVELETTES

CARPENTER, Jay Werkheiser

SOME PLATES GET EATEN, Thoraiya Dyer

IN THE OVERLAP, Eric Del Carlo

IMPRINT, Zach Poulter

THE COLD EMBRACE, C. Stuart Hardwick

SHORT STORIES

SCHISMOGENESIS, E.G. Condé

CAMINO MUNDO, Brian Hugenbruch

THE ENSHITTIFICATION OF DOGS, Tom R. Pike

AMEL AND THE BRIDE, Julie Duffy

AWKWARD INCIDENT TRANSPIRING WHILE EXPLORING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, Timons Esaias

A LESSON IN ORBITAL MECHANICS, Michael Johnston

CHILDREN OF A SUNNIER STAR, Gregory Feeley

THE TWO THOUSAND AND SEVENTIETH TIME SARA DELETES HER FAMILY, J.R. Dewitt

WHISPERS OF TWILIGHT, Ken Miura

AN ARM FOR EVERY TOOTH, Colin Alexander

MY NEXT DUCHESS, Anna Kahn

NIRVANA AND MR. SPARKS, Kevin J.E. Walsh

FLASH FICTION

TELLING THE BEES, Eóin Dooley

HETERO SAPIENS, Sarina Dorie

SCIENCE FACT

THE DOCTOR WILL SCAN YOU NOW, Douglas F. Dluzen

SPECIAL FEATURE

THE V-2 IN ASTOUNDING, Edward M. Wysocki, Jr.

POETRY

FOSSIL RECORD, Rick Hollon

FOR SOJOURNER, Adegboyega Kayowa

READER’S DEPARTMENTS

THE EDITOR’S PAGE, Trevor Quachri, Emily Hockaday & Kevin Wheeler

IN TIMES TO COME

UNKNOWNS, edited by Alec Nevala-Lee: INTERPLANETARY HIVE, Patrick Berry

GUEST ALTERNATE VIEW, Howard V. Hendrix

ALTERNATE VIEW, John G. Cramer

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY, Sean CW Korsgaard

BRASS TACKS