Published November 1993
Theme: Family
“We thought we’d bring the family together to celebrate Halloween this year. [We have] fathers bearing burdens, an unnatural mother, a lovers’ triangle, unrequited love, a spore son, and children with a lot in common.”
- Father’s Workshop, by Jeffrey Osier
- Some Thoughts on the Division of Space (poem), by Wayne Edwards
- Penance, by Morgan Fields
- The Watch on Larry (poem), by John Grey
- Avoidance (poem), by J. Richard Reed
- The Unnatural Blend of Colors, by A. J. Cox
- Unread (poem), by Herb Kauderer
- Pal Pot, by D. F. Lewis
- The Cycle of Life, by Cliff Burns
- Dark Reflections (poem), by G. Tod Slone
- The Last Poetry Night at the Saturnalia Coffee House, by Mark McLaughlin
- Snapshots (poem), by Jacie Ragan
- An Immodest Proposal (poem), by Wendell Metzger
- Stigmata, by Shelley Moore
- Ballad of a Would-Be Hero (poem), by Ace Boggess
- The Pain Killer, by Mark Rich
- An Ice Cube for the Coffee (poem), by Denise Dumars, Todd Mecklem, and W. Gregory Stewart
- Heartthrob, by David Logan
- Spore Son (poem), by John B. Rosenman
- Artists: John Borkowski (cover), Augie Wiedemann, Marge Simon, Ron Leming