{"id":6,"date":"2007-04-05T16:58:20","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T23:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/?p=6"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:57:01","slug":"sybils-garage-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/?p=6","title":{"rendered":"Sybil&#8217;s Garage #4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/sg4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/sg4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10877\" style=\"width:202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/sg4.png 500w, https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/sg4-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sybil&#8217;s Garage No. 4 has been released. Besides doing the general slush reading and corresponding on the stories we received, I also conducted an interview with Stephen Segal of Wildside Press. Stephen has some great ideas on the business of speculative fiction and media in general, and I think anyone interested in the genre will get something from what he has to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the story front, of us who act as editors at Sybil&#8217;s get very involved in the story selection process. While we were open for submissions this past issue I found myself exceptionally busy with school and work, so I still have not read most of the content of this issue. I can say, however, that I was lucky enough to be assigned as the first reader for &#8220;Seas of the World&#8221; by Ekaterina Sedia. It&#8217;s one of the best stories I&#8217;ve read in a long time, and I was really pleased when it was placed in the issue. An incredible piece of writing from a fellow &#8216;Jersyian (is that even a word?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Kressel has done a kick ass job on the cover and layout of this issue. Past issues looked great, but this one is truly a monumental step forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table of contents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiction<br>&#8220;After the War&#8221; by Leah Bobet<br>&#8220;On Death and the Deuce&#8221; by Richard Bowes<br>&#8220;Pairings&#8221; by John Bowker<br>&#8220;Means of Communication&#8221; by Barbara Krasnoff<br>&#8220;Jetsam&#8221; by Livia Llewellyn<br>&#8220;An Appetite for Love&#8221; by Cat Rambo<br>&#8220;Seas of the World&#8221; by Ekaterina Sedia<br>&#8220;Translucence&#8221; by Rowena Southard<br>&#8220;Strangeness&#8221; by Steve Rasnic Tem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poetry<br>&#8220;Arrive on Time,&#8221; by Bruce Boston<br>&#8220;If the Shoe Fits,&#8221; by Aurelio Rico Lopez III<br>&#8220;Frayed Worlds,&#8221; by David C. Kopaska-Merkel &amp; Wendy Rathbone<br>&#8220;Farewell,&#8221; by Jaime Lee Moyer<br>&#8220;One of the Reasons,&#8221; by Kristine Ong Muslim<br>&#8220;The Answer Compounded,&#8221; by J.C. Runolfson<br>&#8220;Disparate Parts,&#8221; by Rachel Swirsky<br>&#8220;Flesh into Sand,&#8221; by JoSelle Vanderhooft<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviews<br>Jeffrey Ford interviewed by Matthew Kressel<br>Stephen Segal interviewed by Devin Poore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sybil&#8217;s Garage No. 4 has been released. Besides doing the general slush reading and corresponding on the stories we received, I also conducted an interview with Stephen Segal of Wildside Press. 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