I have the pleasure of announcing that a story by Jay Lake, "Crimson Mud, Drying Blood," will appear in the August issue of Lone Star Stories. I now have all of the stories and poems I need for the issue, and any more work I accept will be published in future issues.

The Table of Contents for the August issue of Lone Star Stories follows.

Fiction:
1. "Crimson Mud, Drying Blood" by Jay Lake
2. "With Stealth and Grace, The Hunter Roams" by Mikal Trimm
3. "Mysterious Ways" by Steven Utley

Poetry:
1. Abduction by Samantha Henderson
2. The Weather Knows No Change by Mikal Trimm
3. Cosmic Ignorance by Steven Utley