“I said, ‘I’m not in trouble about being gay but I do have trouble identifying with those queens,’ and then a queen overturned that police car and changed my life.”
—Edith Windsor
—Edith Windsor
![[ Issue 2021.58; Cover art © 2021 Cécile Matthey ]](http://futurefire.net/images/f58cover.jpg "[ Issue 2021.58; Cover art © 2021 Cécile Matthey ]")
Issue 2021.58
Flash fiction
- ‘The Bone Prophet’, Hester J. Rook, illustrated by Dr. T. Eratopo
Short stories
- ‘Stitched’, Sarah Salcedo, illustrated by Sarah Salcedo
- ‘The Derelict’, Nicasio Andres Reed, illustrated by Eric Asaris
- ‘The Mountain’s Wife’, Jennifer R. Donohue, illustrated by Katharine A. Viola
- ‘Desolation Corner’, William Squirrell, illustrated by L.E. Badillo
Poetry
- ‘Not for Sale, Used Asteroid, One Owner’, Mary Soon Lee, illustrated by Fluffgar
- ‘Until a Hundred Generations of People Have Departed’, E. Saxey, illustrated by Cécile Matthey
- ‘Of Weeds and Witches’, Shelly Jones, illustrated by Jason Baltazar
Full issue and editorial at futurefire.net/2021.58
Charles Payseur's Quick Sip Reviews pays a visit to this issue of TFF this month, and makes some complimentary and incisive comments on all the stories and poems. The review sums up, “The issue is another strong one, with stories that challenge and reveal some deep wounds, and characters trying to take control of their own lives.” A really insightful reader!
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