Dear Readers,

In this edition, we have put together a tapestry of stories that challenge the boundaries of imagination. Each narrative invites you on a journey where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and the impossible feels within reach.

Our contributors have taken on themes that explore new worlds. Whether you find yourself captivated by tales of futuristic civilizations or enchanted by the whimsy of magical realism, we trust that you will discover stories that speak directly to your sense of wonder.

Now that we have conquered our wildest fantasies, it’s time that we sit back and relax as we open our recipe boxes for your creations in the theme of Soups & Stews. Submit your cooked up concoctions by October 31st, 2024.

With our head in the clouds,

Deep Overstock Editors

Cover: “Human Garden” by Brian Park

Aeesha Abdullahi Alhaji – Find Me In Your Memory; The Girl Who Fed On Nightmares
Philip Athans – Final Liquidation—Everything Must Go
Lindsay Baik – Bearded Man–; Smoking Chief
Anna Classon – The Visitor
Tinamarie Cox – The Limits of Dreaming
Lynette G. Esposito – Quantum Physics; The Webb Telescope
Sarah Das Gupta – The Return of Excalibur; The Unicorns
John Grey – A BOTANIST ON ZANZIBUL; COMMUNICATION WITH THE OTHER
James Hall – Ash and Elm; Red Dragon Eros
Tom Holmes – Close Encounter of the Black-Death Kind; Our Swamp
Valerie Hunter – Robot Learns to Write Poetry
RJ Equality Ingram – THE DREAM OF RUBY RHOD; MINUTES FROM THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK PARTY; RADAGASTATOUILLE: THE LITTLE BROWN ISTARI’S LAMENT
Aletha Irby – Fantasia
Ryan Kim – Roots of Life; Season of Fall; The Sunset
Seungmin Kim – The Wind
Sigrid Kim – Yellow Butterfly
Sean Kyung – Kontorasuto, Japan
Grace Lee – Pulled In
Karen Lee – A dragon was born in a stream (개천에서 용 났다); Reading Summer; What We Are
Tk Tekkyu Lee – The garden of eden (gift of freedom)
Timothy Arliss OBrien – Stars & Stilettos
Jahin Claire Oh – Maze–
Brian Park – Tokyo
Yoon Park – Art
Jude Singer – Still Light and Shine
Marianne Taylor – Covid Dreams; Heart of Elena; In the Dim Coming Times; The Sixes; Sometimes
Nicholas Yandell – To Walk Away From Wonder

Editorial
Editors-In-Chief: Mickey Collins & Robert Eversmann
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Editor: Heather Hambley
Managing Editor: Z.B. Wagman
Poetry: Timothy Arliss OBrien, Jihye Shin & Nicholas Yandell
Prose: Robert Eversmann
Additional Copyediting: Sarah Denison