Print and digital edition
Stories from: Aliya Whiteley, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, David F. Schultz, Fiona Moore, Gary Gibson, Haruka Mugihara , Jeff Hunter, Ken MacLeod, Laura Duerr, Laura Watts, Michael F Russell, Michael Teasdale
Winning story of the Cymera/Shoreline short story competition
SF poetry from: Peter J. King, Sadie Maskery, MJ Brocklebank
Noise and Sparks: The New, Normal by Ruth EJ Booth
Alba ad Astra: Madeleine Shepherd
Art: Jackie Duckworth, Stephen Daly, Caroline Grebbell and cover art by Andrew Owens
Annual Flash fiction competition details
This issue is published in paperback and digital formats: PDF, Kindle and ePub
£3.95 – £7.95
New stories (first time in print)
The Spectral Horde of Jen – D.A. Xiaolin Spires
Starship Cybus – David F. Shultz
Universal Friendship – Michael F. Russell
The Deadly Art of Laughter – Michael Teasdale
The Carry Oot – Jeff Hunter
The Ghosts of Trees – Fiona Moore*
The Cuddle Stop – Laura Watts*
More Sea Creatures to See – Aliya Whitely*
Cyber-squatters of 2021: A Thrilling Vision of the 21st Century! – Ken MacLeod*
Infinite Runtime – Laura Duerr*
Crossed Paws – Marc A. Criley*
Boy or Girl? – Haruka Mugihara*
The Light – Which A Dying Warrior is Welcomed into Heaven – Gary Gibson
*previously released in digital only issues of Shoreline of Infinity 20, 21 & 22.
Cymera Festival and Shoreline of Infinity competition for speculative short fiction 2021 – the results
Noise and Sparks: The New, Normal – Ruth EJ Booth
Alba ad Astra: Scotland’s forgotten history of space exploration – Madeleine Shepherd
Graphic Novel Milk (extract) by Stref
It’s the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid of? by Adam Roberts
Echo Cycle by Patrick Edwards
Our Child of the Stars by Stephen Cox
From the Moon to the Stars by Duncan Lunan
Plus: news of the annual Shoreline of Infinity Readers Flash Fiction competition
Thanks to Luna Press and Barrie Condon for supporting this issue.