Welcome to Helix #5, Summer 2007. Here's what we've got for you this time:
Fiction
- "A Mighty Fortress" by
Brenda Clough
Not all prisons have walls. - "The Center of
the Universe" by Eugie Foster
When there's nowhere else to go.... - "A Sacred Institution" by
Esther Friesner
Politics can be a bitch. - "Monsters of Abiding
Grace" by Samantha Henderson
No hiding place down here. - "The Brides of Heaven" by
N.K. Jemisin
Only a miracle could save them - or destroy them. - "The Shadow Postulates" by
Yoon Ha Lee
A world in which shadows are more to be feared than swords. - "Funeral Games" by
Margaret Ronald
Some people just don't appreciate being protected.
Poetry
Bringing you the best in SFnal verse.
- "Heaven Spent" by Elizabeth Barrette
- "Braid" by Serena Fusek
- "Pelts of Trolls" by Marge Simon
- "Contemplations of the Clock Woman" by JoSelle Vanderhooft
- "Comet H - The Interloper" by Barbara Walsh
- "The Bull" by Jane Yolen
Regular Features
- Past Masters by Bud Webster
A look at forgotten masters in the field of speculative fiction. - News and Announcements
Because we need publicity, too. - Archives
Past joys and delights.
Editorials
- William Sanders and Melanie
Fletcher
Our glorious leaders pontificate on the subjects closest to their hearts.