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"59 Beads" Author: Rochita Loenen-Ruiz Main Characters: Pyn, Sienna Main Elements: Science Fiction - Dystopia "Overclocking" Author: James L. Sutter Main Characters: Ari Marvel, Maggie Main Elements: Science Fiction - Nanotech "All the Wonder in the World" Author: Lavie Tidhar Main Characters: Ibrahim Main Elements: Fantasy - Gods/Demons Non-Fiction Interview with BJ Burrow by Whitney Mims

"59 Beadse" - I decided to label this one dystopia since this is a world where the poor die of the rot, or sell themselves into servitude to the Owners, but I'm not sure that's the right label. Pyn's mother dies and she's left to care for her sister so she does the only thing she can, and sells herself into slavery. But what if your sacrifices go unnoticed and uncared for?

"Overclocking" - Another way of getting by when you haven't got anything, in this case drugs, drugs that can be programmed but just as addictive. It's one thing to sell the stuff to strangers, but what if someone close to you is involved?

"All the Wonder in the World" - A tale of literally Biblical proportions. What is the old gods and demons were still out there, just sleeping, and would our world have more wonder in it to have them wake? Or we better off in this mundane one where they rest out of sight? I always enjoy delving into various mythologies, in this case Judaism.