Fiction
- "Writer's Block" by Lawrence M. Schoen
- What happens when a scriptwriter runs out of ideas? Turns to his block, of course. A short, humourous offering from American Lawrence M. Schoen.
- "Aliens Are Equal" by Kurt von Trojan
- …or are they? The citizens of the spacedock certainly don't think so. But they are helpless when the Intergalactic Equal Opportunities Board enforces equality, and the presence of Wuzzers is about to be borne…
- "Bianca the Untaken" by Brendan Carson
- He'd always loved Bianca. Their love was unique. Then Mel came, and it all fell apart, leaving Davey to wonder why. Why had she done this to them…
- "The Dragon Ring" by Edwina Harvey
- Her grandfather had made her promise to never let anyone but her take the ring. She'd done so, humouring him as he died. But nothing could have prepared her for some of the ring's more…peculiar…qualities.
- "Residual Contract" by Ion Newcombe
- He'd thought that his past was behind him. The stigma of being schizophrenic, his odd friends of childhood. He'd forgotten the pact he'd made with them over time, yet they never had and they'd come to collect.
- "Re-Creation" by Robert N. Stephenson
- Humans thought that they could control every part of nature. Yet they had created a force with whom they could not deal it melted them, and they died. But the crystalline structures that heralded their death held a different force of life…
- "The Last Timekeeper" by Tony Plank
- Through all the ages, men calmly went through the motions of what would ultimately mean the end of the world. Through meditation and disciplinary study, one man came to the knowledge of what he had to do to save humankind, taking every drop of courage a man could ever gather.
- "Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Stay Where You Are!" by Andrew Collings
- The prince realised that he had more than he bargained for when he attempted to rescue the princess in the tower. His horse was against him and the tower had no walls. As for the princess … well …
Non-Fiction
- "Why Science Fiction is Speculative Fiction" by Ben Cairns
- "Australians in the Light: Traci Harding" by Jason R. Bleckly
- Book Reviews
- Reviews of Masters of Reality, by Traci Harding, Taken by Force, by Richard Harland, Dreaming Down Under, edited by Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, and A Shadow on the Glass, by Ian Irvine.
Artist Bios
Cover Artist
MAD.
Internal Artists
Vincent Watego. [Bianca the Untaken]
Saysamone Vilaydeth. [The Dragon Ring, The Last Timekeeper]
MAD. [Re-Creation]