Without realizing it, I grabbed at Mama’s sleeve, the way I used to when I was younger and our shuttle hit some unmapped debris or popped a fuse unexpectedly. It was the kind of reflexive gesture that didn’t mean much, but the stare Mama sent over her shoulder as she shook me off was severe and unmistakable.
Our 350th Issue! A special double-issue for BCS Science-Fantasy Month 6, featuring three bonus stories and science-fantasy cover art "Ancient Ones" by Jose Borges. At the Foot of the Dragon Stair by Aliette de Bodard. A Record of Our Meeting with the Grand Faerie Lord of Vast Space and Its Great Mysteries, Revised by A.T. Greenblatt. It Never Was by R.Z. Held. Empty Appendages by William Broom. To People Who’d Never Known Good by Thomas Ha. BCS 290: At the Foot of the Dragon Stair by Aliette de Bodard. BCS Audio Vault 034: Gennesaret by Phoenix Alexander.