Featuring stories from USA, the UK, China, Sweden, and Cuba.

"A Friend on the Inside" by Will McIntosh (USA) "Four-Letter Word" by Alexy Dumenigo (Cuba), translated by Toshiya Kamei "Rat's Tongue" by Xing Fan (China), translated by Judith Huang "Vagrants" by Lavie Tidhar (UK) "The Sweetness of Berris and Wine" by Jo Miles (USA) "Paean for a Branch Ghost" by Filip Wiltgren (Sweden)

Cover art: Oleksandr Kulichenko (Ukraine)

Cover design: Jay O'Connell (USA)