Pulp Literature Spring 2020

In this issue:

• The stunning Queen of Swords by cover artist Tais Teng guards the gates to this issue's brave new worlds and words.
• In 'The Bicolour Spiral' by Matthew Hughes, the ever-popular Erm Kaslo explores hostile planets, tracks treasure hunters, and seeks stolen fortune. Matt's futuristic Sam Spade leaves no bloodstained stone, unturned in this space opera of mystery and murder.
• Life itself spirals with being and absence in 'Watershakers' by Christi Nogle and 'The Birthday Party' by Melisa Gregorio as children witness the ephemeral made real, and the real made memory.
• And words themselves whirl and twirl, and crack open secrets, as poets Patti Pangborn and Sarah Summerson explore the hidden spaces of family life.
• Mike Carson, runner-up for the SiWC Storyteller Award, continues the exploration of memory and family in 'Deep Water', considering the limits of responsibility in fragile relationships.
• Meanwhile, Rina Piccolo, in 'Double Flush', reminds us that being human sometimes just means looking out for number one.
• Abandon the humdrum and enter these realms of wonder and adventure if you dare...