PROSE:

FROM EARTH TO IO, WITH LOVE
// Adelehin Ijasan - 2461 words
A geophysicist reassigned to one of Jupiter's moons browses the reviews of the solar system's top teleportation companies. What could go wrong?

THE RED SUMMER
// Wendy Shaia - 7335 words
At a remote compound, Samuel is skeptical of an enigmatic leader's urgings to cast aside nonviolent resistance to white supremacy, but a series of disturbing visions shakes his beliefs to the core.

THE BRIEF LIFE STORY OF LILA
// Danny Cherry Jr. - 7251 words
Buy Lila a drink, she'll tell you the day you die. Few stay to flirt; none really believe...but one changes everything.

THE WAY THINGS ARE
// Jendayi Brooks-Flemister - 3990 words
Through the BeastFinder app, Nandi connects with a fellow impundulu, hopeful this potential lover can help weather endure a lonely and hostile existence. The app creators have different plans.

POETRY

THE ECONOMICS OF DEATH
Nnadi Samuel

TELEPATHY
Chisom Okafor

DELIVERY
C. L. Polk

NONFICTION

WHEN BLACK BOYS FIND MAGIC
LaDarrion Williams