Want to see what the future of science fiction looks like? I’m not talking Star Trek here. LCRW’s literature. Read through an issue or two – they’re thick (52 pages), jam-packed with surprises (short stories, poems, odds & ends), and high quality. This quirky little SF-inspired zine is the work of New York lit types Gavin Grant and Kelly Link. The press also micro-publishes fiction books. Issue 8 features writing by SF great, Carol Emshwiller, no less! There’s also a good story by Alex Irvine, an eerie poem by Lucy Snyder, a deconstruction of SF writer Mary Gentle’s novel “The Architecture of Desire”, and several pages of informative reviews. You’d never guess at the content by looking at the cryptic little cow head on the cover, and the design is nice, if not a little utilitarian. This zine’s guaranteed to last for a full week of transit commutes to and from work. Highly un-American. Highly recommended. (Emily Pohl-Weary)
science fiction zine, #8, $3, Small Beer Press, 73 4th Ave, 2nd Flr, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 11217, [email protected], www.lcrw.net