Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1993

CONTENTS Novellas "An American Childhood" by Pat Murphy "The Consort" by Isaac Asimov Novelettes "Beast of the Heartland" by Lucius Shepard "Whispers" by Maureen F. McHugh and David B. Kisor "The Other Magpie" by R. Garcia y Robertson "Infinite Riches" by Lisa Goldstein Short Stories "The Beggar in the Living Room" by William John Watkins "Guardian of Fireflies" by Patricia Anthony "The Hart" by Greg Costikyan "The Murderer" by Lawrence Watt-Evans "Roadkill" by Sage Walker Poetry "From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Split Infinitives" by Tom Disch "From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Some Personal Pronouns" by Tom Disch "From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Auxiliary Verbs" by Tom Disch "After Two Weeks of Delays Above Novo Brasil" by M. Shayne Bell "From: A Child's Garden of Grammar - Definite and Indefinite Articles" by Tom Disch "Downtime on Digger's World" by William John Watkins Departments "Guest Editorial: Isaac Himself" by Janet Asimov "On Books: Plot, Story, and Structure" by Norman Spinrad "SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1993, Vol. 17, Nos. 4-5 (Whole Nos. 199-200) Gardner R. Dozois, editor Cover art by Jim Burns