Yes, indeed! It is a time to celebrate. Issue 25 is live! Not only are we celebrating five outstanding stories and a beautiful illustration, but we’re also celebrating our first issue together as editors (that’s me, Natania Barron, and Jaym Gates, in case you missed it). This issue travels across the water, the desert, and into space; it recalls songs of celebration and festivals of renewal. And it’s all free for your perusal.

If you’re still a fan of print issues, don’t fret! We’re going to be offering beautiful, quarterly versions with bonus added material.

As we get our space legs out here in the Crossed Genres universe, prepare to hear lots more from your new editors. Our next issue, Opposites, is shaping up to be quite fabulous, and we’ve got lots of delicious surprises in store in the coming year. Ooh, shiny!

Without further ado, here’s what you’ll find in the marvelous Celebration issue:

ARTWORK

“Balloons” by Margaret Hardy

FICTION
We Shall Overcome
by Nicole Givens Kurtz

The Gift
by Christie Yant

Lunar Year’s End
by Jaymee Goh

Total Security
by Arthur Carey

Desert Tango
by Jacob Edwards