Leading Edge, #87, December 2025
December 2025
| Editor | Phoebe English |
|---|---|
| Cover art | Melissa Nielson |
| Publisher | Leading Edge Magazine |
| Price | $6.99 |
| Pages | 95 |
Date per copyright page: "December 2025". Magazine did not go on sale until January 2026.
Cover artist per copyright page.
Price per copyright page.
"How Nerd Are You?" quiz on pp.90-92.
"Submission Guidelines" on pp.94-95.
Staff list:
- Editor in Chief: Phoebe Carroll
- Managing Editors: Olivia Kitterman, Toria Knepper, Lenicka Lee, Hannah Lunt, Lydia Olson
- Acquisition Editor: Joe Monson
- Art Director: Makayla Erickson
- Fiction Director: Jules Hill
- Nonfiction Director: Sarah Clothier
- Poetry Director: Mckenna Tolman
- Social Media Director: Levi Huerta
- Webmasters: Kira Christensen, Sadie Thomas
- Faculty Advisors: Alan Manning, Liz Buzby
- Sponsor: The Lightweaver Foundation
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter from the Editor (Leading Edge, #87, December 2025) | Phoebe Carroll |
| 10 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Happy Tuesday | Kate Fowler |
| 22 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Somewhat Heroic Tale of Božo Božović | Nick Badot |
| 34 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Allure of Alchemy | Sheila Chambers |
| 56 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Caricature Vivarium | A. Rosehal |
| 62 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Do the Macarena, Kill the Dragon | Alexis Steinbrecher |
| 80 | Poem | Fiction | Specimen | John Grey |
| 81 | Poem | Fiction | The Azure Drift | Philip Madden |
| 87 | Interview | Non Fiction | Author Interview: J. B. Ryder, Author of the Zach Croft Series | Sarah Clothier & J. B. Ryder |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Leading Edge - 2025 | Phoebe English | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Leading Edge, #87, December 2025 | Melissa Nielson | |
| 10 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Happy Tuesday | Haley Jay |
| 16 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Happy Tuesday [2] | Haley Jay |
| 19 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Happy Tuesday [3] | Haley Jay |
| 22 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Somewhat Heroic Tale of Božo Božović | Ellie Cook |
| 28 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Somewhat Heroic Tale of Božo Božović [2] | Ellie Cook |
| 34 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Allure of Alchemy | Melissa Nielsen |
| 37 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Allure of Alchemy [2] | Melissa Nielsen |
| 42 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Allure of Alchemy [3] | Melissa Nielsen |
| 47 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Allure of Alchemy [4] | Melissa Nielsen |
| 56 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Caricature Vivarium | Lylah Liu |
| 62 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Do the Macarena, Kill the Dragon | Micah Holland |
| 66 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Do the Macarena, Kill the Dragon [2] | Micah Holland |
| 70 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Do the Macarena, Kill the Dragon [3] | Micah Holland |
| 80 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Speciment | Makayla Erickson |
| 81 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Azure Drift | Makayla Erickson |
| 83 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Azure Drift [2] | Makayla Erickson |
| 84 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Azure Drift [3] | Makayla Erickson |