TABLE OF CONTENTS Issue 134, July 2021 FROM THE EDITOR – “Editorial: July 2021” by John Joseph Adams SCIENCE FICTION – “Miss the Zen, but Miss You More” by Everdeen Mason – “To Jump Is to Fall" by Stephen Graham Jones – “A Smell of Jet Fuel” by Andrew Dana Hudson – “No Lies Detected” by Russell Nichols FANTASY – “How to Become an Ancestor” by Nicole D. Sconiers – “Innocent Bird” by Rachel Swirsky – “Shock of Birth” by Cadwell Turnbull – “Amber Dark and Sickly Sweet” by Lulu Kadhim EXCERPTS – “She Who Became the Sun” by Shelley Parker-Chan NONFICTION – “Book Review: For the Wolf, by Hannah Whitten” by LaShawn M. Wanak – “Book Review: Capture the Crown, by Jennifer Estep” by Chris Kluwe – “Book Review: Far Out, edited by Paula Guran” by Arley Sorg AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS – “Author Spotlight: Everdeen Mason” by Laurel Amberdine – “Author Spotlight: Nicole D. Sconiers” by Audrey T. Williams – “Author Spotlight: Rachel Swirsky” by Jude Griffin – “Author Spotlight: Andrew Dana Hudson” by Benjamin C. Kinney – “Author Spotlight: Lulu Kadhim” by Laurel Amberdine MISCELLANY – “Coming Attractions” by The Editors – “Stay Connected” by The Editors – “Subscriptions and Ebooks” by The Editors – “Support Us on Patreon, or How to Become a Dragonrider or Space Wizard” by The Editors – “About the Lightspeed Team” by The Editors – “Also Edited by John Joseph Adams” by The Editors © 2021 Lightspeed Magazine Cover by Grandfailure / Adobe Stock