Issue 8 / Winter 2017 T he message gathered itself and shaped its form before traveling from fingertips to device to satellite to device sub prime, bouncing from Earth to space to Earth again. “Did you know that meteorites are for sale?” my sister asked,...
Issue 8 / Winter 2017 T hey weren’t friends, so Gayle wasn’t sure why she was there. When Marge invited her to her family’s beach house, Gayle was sure that the woman was talking to someone else. “It’ll be fun,” Marge whispered as the women walked out of their...
Writing and Publishing the Pacific: An Interview with Susan M. Schultz By K. E. Semmel In this issue of “Translator’s Cut,” we journey to a place we’ve never visited: Hawai’i and the literature of the Pacific. This has always been a fascinating area of the world...
A Reflection on Chinese and Asian American Representation in Sci-Fi and Fantasy By Jennifer Liu A re we neglecting Asian American writers in the U.S. in favor of translated Chinese science fiction? The recent global phenomenon that emerged from the success of Liu...
Issue 8 / Winter 2017 A n elderly lady remained secluded on her part of the island and never strayed far from her home that was built into the side of a large sand dune where sea oats met scrub oak at a limestone deposit. Her shelter was canopied with collapsed...
Review: Children of the Country by Abigail Shaffer Children of the Country Author: Abigail Shaffer Outpost19, 2016 ISBN: 1937402975 $16.00 For most of us, growing up is challenging. We struggle with our identities, our hopes and dreams. We navigate, with varying...