Three authors, new works Maxim Skilbeck-Porter The Rip In a wrenching short story of a teenage boy, Marc encounters a whale and memories of a violent father. Lâle Teoman Triptych Underworld An underwater journey through poetry and film stills into inner depths. Ella Skilbeck-Porter Love Institution A speculative fiction story set in a future world where love and reproduction are carefully controlled and monitored by the state. PDs are implanted in all citizens from infancy ensuring compliance and wired-in surveillance. Will Camille escape? Is Luca a threat or an ally? SlippingThrough Surfaces: Women in Speculative Fiction A critical essay on new currents in feminist speculative fiction.