TABLE OF CONTENTS
July/August 2026
FICTION
Tree of Heaven by Kevin Egan
A Well-Worn Path by Gabriela Stiteler
Murder on Pins and Needles by Lawrence Ong
Le Rouge, 2B by O’Neil De Noux
Wedded Twist by Erika Jahneke
Law of the Jungle by Paul Ryan O’Connor
A Lost Dream by Dave Zeltserman
Living the Gimmick by Hector Acosta Rojas
A Thorntree Girl by Linda Niehoff
Bad Combinations by Ken Linn
El Yerno by Tom Larsen
Decluttering by Meredith Anthony
Hunters by Joseph S. Walker
Overload by LaToya Jovena
Gulmohar House by Meeti Shroff-Shah
Honey by Pat Black
Good Fences by Terena Elizabeth Bell
DEPARTMENT OF FIRST STORIES
Dry Heat by Peregrine Finn
Chapter 17: Perroquet Explains by Jamie Probin
PASSPORT TO CRIME
The Locked Room Murder on Pluto by Luo Xia
POETRY
Shirley Jackson Steals My Lottery Ticket by Cate Moyle
Profile of Nero Wolfe by Monty Gilmer
Daphne Du Maurier Clears Out My Attic by Cate Moyle
NONFICTION AND REVIEWS
Stranger Than Fiction by Dean Jobb
The Jury Box by Elizabeth Foxwell