Volume 1 Issue 4 of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine.

FICTION
Big Blue Marble
by Raima Larter

Can of Worms
by Liam Hogan

Curious Cane-Coda
by Rekha Valliappan

POETRY
Extrasolar Faeryland
by Avra Margariti

Cylindropuntia Spatium
by Marsheila Rockwell

Elegy for a Poet
by Herb Kauderer

ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS

Pie in the Sky? Maybe Not

by Ricardo L. Garcia

FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Lynne Sargent

Other fiction in this issue:
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Giant by A.T. Sayre
Liminal Connections by Maura Yzmore
Letters From The Phased Photonic Travel Company by Ray Daley
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Other poetry in this issue:
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Diva by G.O. Clark
Space Race by David Barber
Ode on a Martian Urn by B.T. Petro
Astronaut Awareness by Hazel Ann Lee
The Bands of Saturn by Coleman Bomar
Across Space and Time, Love’s Light by L.P. Melling

Other non-fiction in this issue:
Exploring Venus by Jenny Baulch

FICTION
Lovely Lilas
by Ephiny Gale

My Moon in Red
by L. Michelle Tago-Tu’itupou

Joe Fledge's Jump
by Patrice Sarath

POETRY
We Fly
by Gerri Leen

Five Haikus
by Greg Fewer

The Terraformer of Bigotry
by Dawn Vogel

ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS

The ‘Shiny’ Animals of Nature
by Nick D’Onofrio

FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts

Other fiction in this issue:
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Rope Ladder to the Moon by Andrew Darlington

The Fifth Stage by Erin Smith

They Shall Feed the Earth by J.B. Polk
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Other poetry in this issue:
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The Garden Trellis (A Cascade) by Dawn Vogel

Highway by Garrett Carroll

Nebulous Sunflowers by Garrett Carroll

Holography by Louis Girón

Finding a Planet Within the Rocks by M.C. Childs

Giants by Lynn White

Calling on Neighbors by M.C. Childs

Prodigal—A Villanelle by R.K. Rugg

The Bird that Flies Backwards by Andrew Darlington

Scaling by Louis Gallo

Science Learning Through Arts by Sukarma Rani Thareja

 
Other non-fiction in this issue:
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Learning Ecologies by Randall Hayes

FICTION
Vesta for Beginners
by Holly Schofield
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For Every Word My
Children Speak
by Avra Margariti
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The Curious Case of the Cave Salamander
by Gwen Katz

POETRY
Over the Moon
by Marie Vibbert
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Thanks to Stanislav Petrov for Fairytales about Birds
by Elizabeth R. McClellan
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Swarm of Drones
by Henry Herz

ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Problems with Artificial Gravity
by Scott Branchfield

FROM THE EDITOR
In Every Work of Art and Every Human Heart
by Leon Perniciaro

Other fiction in this issue:
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Kretzlauer Consequences by Leah Miller
Dana Wittington: Intergalactic Dental Hygienist by Jessica Andrewartha
Peach Girl by Toshiya Kamei
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Other poetry in this issue:
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STEM-Atom-Woman-Scientist by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Tall Misunderstandings by Juan Perez
Sitchen Quatrain by Juan Perez
Notice of the Coming Asteroid by Ken Poyner
Mother—Alma Mater Research Lab-Signature by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Gort’s Side of the Story by Marie Vibbert
Princess Cat Robot Space Pirate by Marie Vibbert
Cosmic Selkie by Tony Daly
Alkonost Cube by Tony Daly
Sunita Soars by Tony Daly
The Fall that Doesn’t Kill You by Deborah L. Davitt
New Planet Landscape by Ken Poyner
 
Other non-fiction in this issue:
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Inter-Reality by Randall Hayes

FICTION
Senchado in Microgravity
by Dawn Vogel
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Eviction Notice
by Dave Kavanaugh
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Defective: A Hominum
Futurus Chronicle
by Kevin Stadt

POETRY
The Secret Ambassador Sends a Message Home
by Stuart Sinclair
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Beyond the Dream
by Celine Rose Mariotti
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Dusk
by Hazel Ann Lee

ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Special Interview: Michael Whelan

FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts

ART
Benson Arizona
by Toeken
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Archimedes
by Clara Kaufmann
Drahn
by Sara Zunda
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Melibe Leonina
by Dorie Petrochko
More art in this issue by:

Paul Blenkhorn
Debbie Hughes
Alexis Garcia

Lydia Cruz
E.E. King
Haley Grunloh
Amna Ysuf
Armin Amirian

FICTION
A Grain of Sand
by Elana Gomel
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An Embarrassment of Riches
by Adam Slavny
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The Scent of Corn
by Loren Hall

POETRY
Into the Sea
by Lisa Timpf
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The Lunar System
by Louis Gallo
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non est creata natus est
by Juleigh Howard-Hobson

ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
Lava Caves on the Moon: A Spacebit Interview
by Leon Perniciaro
FROM THE EDITOR
Letter from the Editor
by Tristan Evarts
Other fiction in this issue:
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The Theory of Specific Relativity by Louis Gallo
Shallow Depths by Brad Kelechava
Blues in the Dark by David Barber
Valentine Chocolates by Andrew Jensen
Dues by Bill Glover
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Other poetry in this issue:
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The Lady of Havenot and the Seven Whispers by Andrew Darlington
Earning a Green Familiar by John C. Zielinski
Adaptive Radiation by Meg Smith
Quantum Entanglement by David Flynn
Omen by Jennifer Crow
Darwin Never Sailed Up Here by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
Tapestry by R. K. Rugg
Rebirth by Jennifer Crow
Headline News by Louis Gallo
The Joy of Astrophysics by Louis Gallo
Song of the Shepardess by Meg Smith
Space Travel by Garrett Carroll
Address to Young Pioneers by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
Woman Scientist, Anxiety, Coffee by Sukarma Rani Thareja
Faustian Demon by Louis Gallo
Fruit by John Grey
Lost Hologram by Delores Woodman
Aliens in the Home by John Grey
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Other non-fiction in this issue:
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Move Past the Speeches by Stephen C. Curro

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August/September Issue
CONTENTS
 
Introduction
 
Short Stories
"Penumbrae" by Christopher Miller
"Not Usual" by David Chevalier
"The Meek Have Inherited the Earth" by Franco Amati
"The Tricorder Files" by Gregory Gafni-Pappas
"Collapse" by Nancy Kay Clark
"Labelling Error" by A.G. Armstrong
 
Poetry
" Aei Phanēs. Always Visible to Longing Eyes " by Russell Hemmell
"Commerce" by Ken Poyner
"Vocabulary" By Baishampayan Seal
"Boot" by G.O. Clark
"How to Become a Mythological Being" by David P. Rogers
"Hydrologic Cycles" by Elizabeth McClellan
"Onset of Robot Society" by Ken Poyner
"Robot Trying to Understand the Soul" by Ken Poyner
"Bug Season" by Baishampayan Seal
"Backbone of Science and Technology" by Sukarma Rani Thareja
"Potency Recalled" by Thomas E. Simmons
 
Science Corner
"Oikonomia" by Randall Hayes

"Biology 101" by Sidra Waqar

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine - February 2020

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