The Fifth Di… August 2023

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The Fifth Di... presents science fiction, fantasy, and dark fiction for your reading enjoyment. Come meet the difficulties and the characters who deal with them in The Fifth Di...

In this issue:

Features

The Astronaut Always Rings Twice Reviewed by Lisa Timpf

Short Stories

The Origin of Mirial by N. E. Matin

Moving with the Times by Rick Danforth

Daysider in Nighttown by Tom Howard

Flash Fiction

Physical Humor is a Dying Medium by Gustavo Bondoni

A Million Miles Away by Christian Riley

The Heart of the Island by Andrew Hughes

Poetry

The Greening by Bruce Boston

Population Attitudes by Roxanne Barbour

Historical Drift by Bruce Boston

Sneaky Spaceship Cats by Roxanne Barbour

Observed and Recorded by Bruce Boston

Life Sustaining by Roxanne Barbour

Illustrations

Sweet Gypsy Fortuneteller by Sandy DeLuca