FEATURES:- The weird animation of Bill Plympton- Viktor Koen's biomechanical visions- Exclusive excerpt: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina SediaINTERNATIONAL FICTION SPOTLIGHT: - "e;First Photograph"e; by Zoran Zivkovic- "e;The Gong"e; by Sara Genge- "e;The Dream of the Blue Man"e; by Nir Yaniv- "e;The Wordeaters"e; by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz- "e;Out of Sacred Water"e; by Juraj Cervenak- "e;Time and the Orpheus"e; by chiles samaniego- "e;BleakWarrior Meets the Sons of Brawl"e;POETRY:- "e;The Monster With the Shape of Me"e; by Brian J. HatcherNONFICTION: - The Library: Elizabeth Genco talks with author Lauren Groff about writing The Monsters of Templeton- The Bazaar: Jessica Joslin's crazy steampunk critters- Weirdism: Robert Isenberg on the cinema's latest obsession with apocalyptic futures- Lost in Lovecraft: Kenneth Hite dives literarily into the Pacific Ocean and pulls up H.P. Lovecraft- Harvey Pelican & Co.: special offers from the esoterica king.