SPACEPORTS & SPIDERSILK February 2022 edited by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff

The worlds we explore here in Spaceports & Spidersilk are full of strange creatures. In past issues we have brought you stories and poems about mermaids, unicorns, insect creatures from outer space, and people who appear to be normal, everyday humans but are actually something different, uncanny, or just somehow more than we think. In this issue you will find a mix of various aliens and monsters, from miniature space musicians to book-loving invaders, and from ogres and ghosts to magicians and trolls.

Stories
The Kazoo by Francis W. Alexander
The Dragon’s Secret by K. J. Waltemire
Vat People by Albert N. Katz
Dragon’s Delight by Pamela Love
Nova Lox by Rachel Berkowitz
The Leaf Monster by Ryan Griffith

Poetry
Comedy Night at the Magic Café by Lisa Timpf
No Egg-aggeration by Lauren McBride
The Empty Chair by John Grey
Oksana Ogre, Kid Cook by Guy Belleranti
Scifaiku by semi and Colleen Anderson

Illustrations
Vine Dragon by Vonnie Winslow Crist
Helmets by Ann Hoekstra