The unapproved, "viral" ad depicted a suicide bomber blowing himself up next to a VW, which absorbed the blast. VW threatened to sue the ad's creators, but instead accepted their apology. Read the full story.

Michael Underwood discusses "The Laws of the Space Frontier" while "unusual winged visitors spend time on a farm" in the Tim Jones' short story "Homestay". Rounding out the issue is Joanne Merriam's poem "Surface Properties". Read the full story.