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On Spec [v21 #1, #76, Spring 2009] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo) fc. · Goldfinches · Heather Bruton · cv 3 · Guest Editorial: Hard Economic Times · Robert Runté · ed 5 · Einstein’s Theory · Jack Skillingstead · ss 13 · Come-From-Aways · Tony Pi · ss 31 · Agreement: Between Wave and Particle · Michael Penny · pm 32 · Hell Ain’ What It Used to Be · J. Brian Clarke · ss 49 · Interview with J. Brian Clarke · Roberta Laurie · iv 54 · The Lost Girls · Khria Deefholts · ss 73 · Bill of Sale · Michael Penny · pm 74 · Last Man · Matthew Jordan Schmidt · ss 86 · Interview with Heather Bruton · Lyn X · iv 96 · An Elephant in the Room · E. E. Moxham · ss

On Spec [v21 #2, #77, Summer 2009] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, 112pp, octavo, cover by Jason Dirks) 3 · Don’t Swear at the Editors · Barb Galler-Smith · ed 6 · The Resident Guest · Sandra Glaze · ss 17 · The Far-Springer · E. Catherine Tobler · ss 28 · The Drowning Ones · Colleen Anderson · pm 31 · Surveillance · Jonathan Cresswell-Jones · ss 33 · Case 143 · Robert Piotrowski · ss 39 · Emily’s Shadow · Al Onia · ss 53 · The Exchange · Karen Keeley · ss 56 · Angel in the Corner · Benjamin Gleisser · ss 68 · Benjamin Gleisser & Chaos Theory · Roberta Laurie · iv 74 · The Gospel Truth · Rhonda Collis · ss 87 · Topography · Amy Dennis · pm 88 · Left-Hand Turn · Cherie Burger · ss 99 · Feature Artist Interview: Jason Dirks · Lyn X · iv

On Spec [v21 #3, #78, Fall 2009] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Cristy Road) 3 · On Anniversaries · Robert J. Sawyer · ed 5 · Tribute to Phyllis Gotlieb · Candas Jane Dorsey · ms [Phyllis Gotlieb] 8 · Tribute to Charles N. Brown · Candas Jane Dorsey · ms [Charles N. Brown] 11 · From the Sea · Brent Knowles · ss 24 · Feature Author interview: Brent Knowles · Roberta Laurie · iv 30 · Every Witch Way · Joanna M. Weston · ss 42 · Favourite · Dave Cherniak · ss 52 · Aconite & Rue · Amanda Downum · ss 69 · The White Cat · Phoebe T. H. Tsang · pm 70 · Julia · Erin Thomas · ss 86 · Black Drop Effect · Lynn Pattison · pm 87 · Wrenning Day · Andrew Bryant · ss 101 · Feature Artist Interview: Cristy Road · Lyn X · iv

On Spec [v21 #4, #79, Winter 2009] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo) fc. · The Red Witch · Justin Pasieka · cv 3 · Go Ahead: Suspend My Disbelief · Diane L. Walton · ed 6 · Orchids · Christopher Johnstone · ss 18 · Carter Hall Judges the Lines · Marissa Lingen · ss 37 · Big Fat Egg · Jennifer Footman · pm Northern Fusion Spr 1998 38 · Commonplace Sacrifices · L. L. Hannett · ss 52 · For Simple Coin · Fraser Ronald · ss 65 · Fraser Ronald, Mercenary Hack · Roberta Laurie · iv 71 · Happy Homicide, Bugs · SheLa E. Nefertiti Morrison · pm 74 · The Meditation Machine · Jamie Mason · ss 80 · On Translation: an Introduction to Esther Rochon’s “The Deer’s Thorn” · Robin Carson · is [Esther Rochon] 81 · The Deer’s Thorn · Esther Rochon; translated by Jean-Louis Trudel · ss 99 · Perfect Day · Chris Wroblewski · ss 106 · Feature Artist Interview: Justin Pasieka · Lyn X · iv

On Spec [v22 #1, #80, Spring 2010] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo) fc. · A New Season · Aaron Paquette · cv 3 · Embracing a Larger World · Diane L. Walton · ed 7 · A Thousand · Leah Bobet · ss 18 · Zebedee the Giant Man · Tina Connolly · ss 21 · Weeds in the Garden · Meghan Dunn · ss 30 · Walk the Wheat · John Mantooth · ss 44 · 8 Years in a Hole (Prisons & Intergalactic Vehicles) · Saint James Harris Wood · pm 46 · Vanishing Woman · Marcelle Dubé · ss 54 · Marcelle Dubé: No Stranger to Writing · Roberta Laurie · iv 60 · Katie Dreams · Eric J. Hull · ss 66 · Pockets Full of Someone’s Memories (I Remember Nothing) · Saint James Harris Wood · ss 69 · Cygnet’s Shadow · Tony Pi · ss 84 · To Sleep in Peace · Kate Riedel · ss 97 · Feature Artist Interview: Aaron Paquette · Lyn X · iv

On Spec [v22 #2, #81, Summer 2010] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo) fc. · Sword Dancer · Herman Lau · cv 3 · Take Your On Spec to the Beach! · Diane L. Walton · ed 4 · Guest Editorial: A Golden Tale · Thomas Wharton · ed 10 · Still · Greg Wilson · nv 31 · The Spectacular Death of Billy Nichols · Joel Fishbane · ss 47 · On Stephen Harper, Rod Serling and the Many Passions of Joel Fishbane · Roberta Laurie · iv 53 · The Fire Missionaries · Matt Schumacher · pm 54 · Thanks for the Game · Rob Engen · ss 69 · Pharaonic Park · Shirley Barr · ss 75 · Invention No. 2 · Matt Schumacher · pm 76 · The Last Wendy · Marie Brennan · ss 87 · The Right Chemistry · Susan Forest · ss 92 · The Asheville Road · Corey Brown · ss 107 · Feature Artist Supplement · Herman Lau · pi

On Spec [v22 #3, #82, Fall 2010] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo) fc. · Brekky · Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk · cv 3 · Redux · Robin Carson · ed 6 · An Infinity of Moments · S. A. Bolich · ss 20 · The Time Travellers’ Convention · Wes Schofield · ss 24 · The Big Rock Candy Mountain · Scott A. Ellis · ss 35 · At the Here ’n’ Now · Michael Kaler · ss 50 · Burning Things · Shane Michael Arbuthnott · ss 58 · When Jack Colliander Died · Ian Donald Keeling · ss 66 · Sky Falling · Catherine Knutsson · ss 80 · Water Breaks · Catherine MacLeod · ss 83 · The Bottle · Ian Rogers · ss 92 · Guest Editorial: It’s All Geek to Me · Jen Laface · ed 95 · Axioms + Ecstasy · T. T. Trestle · ss 112 · Feature Author Interview: T. T. Trestle [T.T. Trestle] · Roberta Laurie · iv 119 · Feature Artist Supplement · Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk · pi

On Spec [v22 #4, #83, Winter 2010] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Eric Orchard) 3 · You Never Know What You’re Going to Get · Diane L. Walton · ed 5 · Newsflash! · Barb Galler-Smith · ed 8 · Chorus of Final Sighs · Andrew Boden · ss 20 · Something to Remember You By · Terry Hayman · ss 33 · Feature Author Interview: Terry Hayman · Roberta Laurie · iv 39 · If Truth Be Told · Louise Moon · ss 52 · Dreaming of Jerusalem · Michal Wojcik · ss 68 · The Man Who Loved His Work · Kate Riedel · ss 86 · The Wind Man · Scott Overton · ss 93 · A Kidnapping · Marcelo Adrián Lillo · ss 97 · The Crystaiad · Bruce Barber · pp 102 · Feature Artist Interview: Eric Orchard · Lyn X · iv

On Spec [v23 #1, #84, Spring 2011] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Justin Currie) 3 · First Came the Bard · Robin Carson · ed 6 · Trademark Chill · Mark Shainblum · ed 11 · The Guardians · Kate Riedel · ss 30 · Skipping Stones Until Nightfall · Stacy Sinclair · ss 38 · Transverse Love · Peter Chiykowski · pm 39 · The Moon · Rebecca Lilly · pm 39 · Trees · Rebecca Lilly · pm 40 · The Birds of Floor Number Forty-Seven · Matthew Marinett · ss 51 · Matthew Marinett: A Writer with a Future · Roberta Laurie · iv 57 · Of Diamonds and Facets · Bruce Taylor · ss 63 · Happy Elephants · Robert P. Switzer · ss 81 · Walled Gardens · Angela Dorsey · ss 95 · Broken · Steven M. Saus · ss 99 · Harry’s Mermaid [Easter Noon] · Steve Vernon · ss Nightmare Dreams, Cyber-Pulp Press 2004 107 · Justin Currie: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v23 #2, #85, Summer 2011] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Dan O’Driscoll) 3 · Summer 2011 Editorial · Diane L. Walton · ed 8 · Guest Editorial: A Planet of One’s Own · Hiromi Goto · ed 14 · Hedge of Protection · Steve Stanton · ss 31 · Steve Stanton: Writing with Faith and Hope for the Future · Roberta Laurie · iv 36 · Space Monkeys · Ryan M. Williams · ss 46 · Dust to Dust · A. E. Weber · pm 48 · The Life Cycle of Clouds · Eryn Hiscock · pm 50 · The Whole Megillah · Allan Weiss · ss 70 · Artificial Stupidity · Michael R. Fletcher · vi 77 · The Fox Maiden · Priya Sharma · ss 96 · First Light · Chadwick Ginther · ss 108 · On the Many Uses of Cedar · Geoffrey W. Cole · ss 125 · Farewell to Joanna Russ (1937-2011) · Candas Jane Dorsey · ob 131 · Dan O’Driscoll: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v23 #3, #86, Fall 2011] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by James Ng) 3 · They Do It with Mirrors, Really · Diane L. Walton · ed 6 · All This Has Happened Before: Cycles in Genre Fiction · Adam Shaftoe & Matthew Moore · ar 11 · The Silent Machete · A. A. Hernandez · ss 23 · The Rook and the Web · Carolyn Watson · ss 31 · You Source of Tears · Andrew Barton · ss 40 · The Observation Deck · Kristin Janz · vi 43 · When Ayanna Kapoor Waits · Anthony J. Rapino · ss 58 · To a Theater Near You · Gary Pierluigi · pm 59 · Praising Heathen Carrion · Gary Pierluigi · pm 60 · The Halberdier, by Moonlight · Scott H. Andrews · ss 71 · Oh Most Cursed Addition Engine · H. S. Donnelly · ss 85 · Hexenhaus · Megan Fennell · ss 90 · Megan Fennell: A Self-Proclaimed Geek Tells Her Story · Roberta Laurie · iv 96 · The Virgin’s Tears · Priya Sharma · ss 114 · James Ng: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v23 #4, #87, Winter 2011/2012] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Ellen Jewett) 3 · Writing as a Violent Act · Susan J. MacGregor · ed 8 · At the End of the World · David K. Yeh · ss 25 · Suckers · Kirsty Logan · ss 35 · Drinking Problem · Hilary C. Smith · ss 45 · John-a-Dreams · Steve McGarrity · ss 62 · The Wild and Whirling Words of Steve McGarrity · Roberta Laurie · iv 67 · Touch the Dead · Brent Knowles · ss 84 · Reality Check · Christian McPherson · pm 86 · Buddhist Jet Lag · Christian McPherson · pm 88 · Henry · Erin O’Neill · vi 92 · Block Party · Andrew S. Fuller · vi 95 · Ellen Jewett: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v24 #1, #88, Spring 2012] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by P. John Burden) 4 · Capitalism, Writers, and the Tangled Web · Cat McDonald · ed 8 · A Little Space Music · Edward Willett · ss 26 · Long Leap · Derek Künsken · ss 42 · The Hill Where Thorvald Slew Ten Skraelings · Regan Wolfrom · ss 56 · /Pieces/ A Deathly Time (Twoette) · Saint James Harris Wood · pm 58 · Carter Hall and the Motley Lions · Marissa Lingen · ss 74 · Hoodoo Boy · Kim Despins · ss 87 · A Taste of Time · Scott Overton · ss 98 · Scott Overton: A Taste for Writing · Roberta Laurie · iv 104 · There’s Nothing to Fear · Dave Cherniak · ss 108 · Thought and Memory · Catherine Knutsson · ss 119 · P. John Burden: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v24 #2, #89, Summer 2012] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Melissa Wartenberg) 4 · To Boldly Go... · Diane L. Walton · ed 7 · Through a Glass, Brightly: The Goggled Gaze of Steampunk · Mike Perschon · ar 16 · 7:54 · Susan Forest · ss 30 · Village of Good Fortune · Shen Braun · ss 45 · Shen Braun: Creating Worlds, One Story at a Time · Roberta Laurie · iv 51 · The Only Innocent Soul in Hell · Peter Darbyshire · ss 66 · Penultimate · F. J. Bergmann · pm 68 · In Which Demetri Returns the Elgin Marbles · Paul Kenneback · ss 87 · Canine Court · Tyler Keevil · ss 107 · Bespoke · Kevin Shaw · ss 116 · Melissa Wartenberg: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v24 #3, #90, Fall 2012] ed. Diane L. Walton (The Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $6.95, octavo, cover by Andrew Czarnietzki) 4 · All Them Pretty Babies · Camille Alexa · ss; Fall 2012 Apocalypse Contest Winner! 14 · Timeline · Kevin Cockle · vi 15 · On the Train to Success with Camille Alexa · Roberta Laurie · iv 20 · We’re Doomed! · Barb Galler-Smith · ed 26 · The Apocalypse: Just Another Day · John Archer · ar 30 · Guest Editorial: The State of Dark Fiction, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Horror · Sandra Kasturi · ed 35 · Destroyer · Daniel LeMoal · ss 50 · Frats and Cheers · Karl Johanson · ss 55 · Hog-Killing Weather · Timothy Gerwing · ss 66 · Knights Exemplar · Al Onia · ss 80 · The Walker of the Shifting Borderland · Douglas Smith · nv 101 · Mesa at the Edge of the World · Leslie Brown · ss 116 · Saying Goodbye · Candas Jane Dorsey · ms 123 · Andrew Czarnietzki: Feature Artist · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v24 #4, #91, Winter 2012/2013] 10 Things I Know About Jesus · Steven Popkes · ss Let There Be · J. D. DeLuzio · ss Sharali · Gaie Sebold · ss Palimpsest · Kevin Cockle · ss Ghost Ride · Leslie Claire Walker · ss One Shoe Highway · Kim Neville · ss The Devil’s Eyes · David Gordon Buresh · ss The Proof Is in the Reading · Diane L. Walton · ed Apocalypse: It’s the End of the Word as We Know It [Allan Weiss] · Anon. · iv Kevin Cockle: Grist for the Mill · Roberta Laurie · iv Kenn Brown · Cat McDonald · iv

On Spec [v25 #1, #92, Spring 2013] ed. Diane Walton (The Copper Pig Writers Society, $6.00, digest) The Last Division [Part 1 of 2] · Kyle Charles · cs Bells of Aberdovey · Kate Riedel · ss Fur Is Dead · Lynn Stansbury · ss Pardon Me · William Vitka · ss They Shall Not Pass · Eric Lis · ss Operation Hercules · Ron Collins · ss Vacation · Gary W. Renshaw · ss Funny Old Sun · Saint James Harris Wood · pm A Season Begins · Liz McKeen · ss A Terrible Loyalty · Brent Knowles · ss Let’s Boldly Go Somewhere · Cat McDonald · ed Next Stop: Suburban Fantasy · Matt Moore · ar The Past and Future Worlds of Ron Collins · Roberta Laurie · iv Kyle Charles · Cat McDonald · iv