Leading Edge, #86, April 2025
April 2025
| Editor | Phoebe English |
|---|---|
| Cover art | Alcea Nielsen |
| Publisher | Leading Edge Magazine |
| Price | $6.99 |
| Pages | 46 |
Cover artist per copyright page.
Date per copyright page.
"How Nerd Are You?" quiz on pp.42-44.
"Submission Guidelines on pp.45-46.
Staff list on p.2:
- Editor in Chief: Phoebe English
- Managing Editors: Kate Fowler, Olivia Kitterman, Lenicka Lee
- Acquisitions Editors: Lisa Chelius, Trish Reeves
- Art Director: Aliana Thomas
- Fiction Director: Alexis Steinbrecher
- Assistant Fiction Director: Jules Hill
- Nonfiction Director: Connor MacFarlane
- Circulation Specialist: Aubrey Pierson
- Poetry Director: Maddy Poll
- Social Media Manager: Kimmy Badal
- Website Manager: Kira Kristensen
- Faculty Advisor: Alan Manning
- Sponsor: The Lightweaver Foundation
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter from the Editor (Leading Edge, #86, April 2025) | Phoebe English |
| 10 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Widow Taggert | Phoebe English |
| 18 | Short Fiction | Fiction | We Always Go Back to the Same Stories | James Davidson |
| 28 | Poem | Fiction | Ghost | Alessio Zanelli |
| 29 | Poem | Fiction | A Maid-Robot's Raison D'etre | John Grey |
| 31 | Interview | Non Fiction | Author Interview: Brian McClellan, Author of the Powder Mage Trilogy | Leading Edge & Brian McClellan |
| 34 | Essay | Non Fiction | Speculative Sourdough | Phoebe English |
| 35 | Essay | Non Fiction | A Fantasy Far, Far Away | Kimmy Badal |
| 37 | Essay | Non Fiction | Poor Unfortunate Villains | Kate Fowler |
| 38 | Essay | Non Fiction | Vampires Suck | Alexis Steinbrecher |
| 39 | Essay | Non Fiction | Sarah J. No Maas | Maddy Poll |
| 40 | Essay | Non Fiction | Lenicka Has Hot Takes That Have Nothing to Do with Whales | Lenicka Lee |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Leading Edge - 2025 | Phoebe English | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Leading Edge, #86, April 2025 | Alcea Nielsen | |
| 10 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Widow Taggert | Sid Quade |
| 13 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Widow Taggert [2] | Sid Quade |
| 15 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Widow Taggert [3] | Sid Quade |
| 18 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | We Always Go Back to the Same Stories | Alcea Nielsen |
| 21 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | We Always Go Back to the Same Stories [2] | Alcea Nielsen |
| 24 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | We Always Go Back to the Same Stories [3] | Alcea Nielsen |
| 28 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Ghost | uncredited |