Tales of the Unanticipated 30

For 24 years, Tales of the Unanticipated has provided the highest quality and the widest range of subject and tone in speculative fiction, poetry, and artwork.

In TOTU #30, Australian author Stephen Dedman explores the kerfuffle caused by a returning space probe. A warm tale by Eleanor Arnason relates the reflections of a homeless teddy bear. Barbara Rosen introduces us to a cat with a very special talent, while Catherine Lundoff offers a mysterious Egyptian cat sculpture. Terry Faust and Martha A. Hood serve up two very different looks at what happens when a deity drops by for an extended stay. Patricia S. Bowne examines the politics surrounding wood nymphs, while Jason Sanford tells A Twenty-First Century Fairy Love Story. Canadian Sarah Totton writes about vodka, pumice, and fire-breathing chartered accountants. And many more surprises.

TOTU #30 includes a prose poem by Ann Peters and Ellen Kuhfeld inspired by the Babylonian Enuma Elish, and poetry by Ruth Berman, Ann K. Schwader, P M F Johnson, KC Wilder, G.O. Clark, and others.

Illustrated by Rodger Gerberding, Margaret Ballif Simon, Georgie Schnobrich, Barbara Rosen, and featured artist, Jules Hart.