I know, this took me far too long to decide upon. I had too many hard choices to make, and it was easy to put off. But, tonight, I finally made myself choose a final TOC. I'm very proud of this lineup, but I also want to thank everyone for sending me such great stories. You made it really difficult to choose, which is, in fiction, a good thing.

Fiction for Flytrap #3

(in alphabetical order by author)

Elizabeth Bear - "Sleeping Dogs Lie"

Gerald Costlow - "Master Kwang and the Hungry Ghost"

Jay Lake - "The Dying Dream of Water"

Deborah Layne - "Hooked on a Feeling"

K. Bird Lincoln - "The Wind Knew Her Name"

Simon Owens - "Holding Your Lone Star"

Benjamin Rosenbaum - "Night Waking"

Mikal Trimm - "Swallowed By The Shadow"

This issue will also feature poet Sonya Taaffe, Nick Mamatas' regular column "Life Among the Obliterati", as well as various and sundry reviews, automatic writings, excerpts from the book of dead beginnings, not to mention some fabulous artwork. Look for it in November!

In the meantime, if you haven't gotten your copies of #1 and #2, well, what are you waiting for? Issue #2 is mailing this week! Whoot!