ISSUE

NO.19

APRIL 30TH, 2026

EDITED BY SAMUEL J. STEPHENS | NATHAN GILMORE

Stories

[a lewisian fiction piece]

***story | science fiction***
by DR. CRYSTAL HURD
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[ a story OR essay]

***piece | piece***
by SCOTT HAMILTON
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[ a story ]

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by DIANA MASSENGALE
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SKYSEEKER

***piece | piece***
by PHILIP J. PALACIOS
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Features

THE SONNET CORNER

***Edition No.4***
edited by Nathan Gilmore
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FILM FILINGS

***August 2026***
edited by Nathan Gilmore
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EDITOR’S LOFT

***writing advice | reflections | lists | etc***
A bit of this and that from the Chief Editor of Illuminations of the Fantastic.

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Stories

[a lewisian fiction piece]

by DR. CRYSTAL HURD

[ a story OR essay]

by SCOTT HAMILTON

[ a story ]

by DIANA MASSENGALE

SKYSEEKER

by PHILIP J. PALACIOS

Features

THE SONNET CORNER

FILM FILINGS

EDITOR’S LOFT

COPYRIGHTS.

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