Bull Spec #7

Bull Spec #7 (Spring 2012) includes:New speculative fiction from D.K. Thompson, Jason Erik Lundberg, Jason K. Chapman, Natania Barron, Stephanie Ricker, and (flash) J. P. Trostle.New speculative poetry from Alexandra Seidel, Daniel A. Rabuzzi, Lemuel Harik, Deborah Walker, Athena Andreadis, Mari Ness, Damon Shaw, and Sofia SamatarPart 3 (of 4) of “The Long Lives of Heroes”, a graphic short story by Jeremy Whitley and Jason StrutzInterviews of David Drake and John Lambshead (by Jeremy L. C. Jones), Vernor Vinge (by Paul Kincaid), C. S. Friedman (by Dan Campbell), Rebecca K. Rowe (by C. D. Covington), Dario Ciriello (by Rich Horton), and Lauren Beukes (by Preston Grassmann).Essays on the fiction of J. M. McDermott (by John H. Stevens) and on the classic sf radio show X-Minus One (by Peter Wood).Cover art by Angi Shearstone, along with illustrations by Jason Strutz, Brigid Ashwood, Gabriel Dunston, and Indrapramit Das.And a robust reviews section including reviews by Paul Kincaid, Joseph Giddings, J.P. Wickwire, Natania Barron, Duston Monk, Larry Nolen, Paul Kincaid (again), and Nick Mamatas of books by Greg Egan, Ari Marmell, Drew Magary, Clay and Susan Griffith, Tim Pratt, Helen Oyeyemi, Lavie Tidhar, and Cory Doctorow.