Dženana Vucic on the subtle and not-so-subtle Marxist symbolism in Sailor Moon, John Docker, a "non-theatre person" by his own admission on The New Theatre, Sarah Schwartz on prison healthcare as punishment and the killing of Veronica Nelson, a poignant short story on memory and displacement from Nasrin Mahoutchi-Hosaini, Jeanine Leane's prize-winning poem, "Water under the bridge", and more.
Ken MacLeod is the author of fourteen science fiction novels, from The Star Fraction (1995) to Descent (2014), and many articles and short stories. He has worked in IT, science communication and creative writing education. Active in Left politics from the 1970s to the 1990s, he is entirely to blame for everything that has happened since. He blogs at kenmacleod.blogspot.com and tweets as @amendlocke.