Issue Thirty-One
March 2011
From the Editor
OK, everyone, we’re getting physical in this issue. From bodies fighting to bodies changing and getting sick, many of the stories in this issue are exploring our corporeal selves and dealing with this body we are stuck with. In Mike Meginnis’ “Three Bodies,” humans are turned quite literally into very physical beings—described in very unemotional… Continue reading Issue Thirty-One
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