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The Leading Edge
Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy


Genre:		Periodical
Sub Genres:		Fantasy Science Fiction

Also Known As:
Leading Edge; TLE

Annotations:
published by students at Brigham Young University

Dates Spanned in work:
1981-

Leading Edge magazine
http://tle.byu.edu

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Earthlonging by Shayne Bell .1 (April 1981): 6–13	Short Story
Code Z by Thom Duncan .1 (April 1981): 14–17	Short Story
Quotient by Melva Gifford .1 (April 1981): 17–19	Short Story
Saturn & SF by Ronn Blankenship .1 (April 1981): 20–25	Criticism
Sci-Fi by Marcha Fox .1 (April 1981): 26	Poetry
Lest They Be Gods by David Michael Bastian .1 (April 1981): 27–30	Short Story
Heroes by Lee Steward .1 (April 1981): 30	Poetry
That’s Three by Cassandra M. Johns .1 (April 1981): 31–34	Short Story
Tribute by Barbara R. Hume .1 (April 1981): 34–38	Short Story
Voyager by Dave Doering .1 (April 1981): 39–40	Short Story
Starman, Why Weepest Thou? by Romann Schreiber .1 (April 1981): 41–48	Short Story
Jacob’s Ladder by M. Shayne Bell .10 (fall 1985): 10–24	Short Story
Dan Venture and the Gurad Marauders by Dave Bastian, Dave Doering .10 (fall 1985): 32–35	Short Story
The Sky Is an Open Highway by Dave Wolverton .10 (fall 1985): 36–51	Short Story
Forging by Virginia E. Baker .10 (fall 1985): 57	Poetry
Sphynx by Virginia E. Baker .10 (fall 1985): 58	Poetry
Isis and Osiris by Virginia E. Baker .10 (fall 1985): 59	Poetry
Death by Virginia E. Baker .10 (fall 1985): 60–61	Poetry
Homestead by Mandy L. Nakommen .10 (fall 1985): 62–66	Short Story
Oh Yes, You Can! by Rick Craycroft .10 (fall 1985): 88–92	Short Story
Home from the Stars by Cara Bullinger .10 (fall 1985): 98–110	Short Story
Fire and Brimstone by Chad R. Milliner .11 (winter 1985): 24–29	Short Story
Bob by Brian Keith Evenson .11 (winter 1985): 30–33	Short Story
Moon by Clark Farmer .11 (winter 1985): 34	Poetry
The Great Shift from Science Fiction to Fantasy by Jonathan D. Langford .11 (winter 1985): 35–39	Criticism
It Happened Like This . . . by Craig L. Dalley .11 (winter 1985): 40–46	Short Story
Elegy for a Childhood Friend by Neil J. McMichaels .11 (winter 1985): 47	Poetry
The Road to Candarei by M. Shayne Bell .11 (winter 1985): 52–60	Short Story
The Library by Teresa Keenan .11 (winter 1985): 66–70	Short Story
Laundromat: Night by M. Shayne Bell .11 (winter 1985): 71	Poetry
Derahn by Cathleen Barney .11 (winter 1985): 72–81	Short Story
In the Room of the Third Reflection by Dennis E. Clayson .11 (winter 1985): 88–103	Short Story
Evanescence by Charlene Carlisle .11 (winter 1985): 104	Poetry
Run Fast, Rat Mother by Glenn L. Anderson .12 (fall 1986): 8–22	Short Story
Saguaro by Robert Kirby .12 (fall 1986): 38–51	Short Story
The Dawntower by Charlene Carlisle .12 (fall 1986): 58–59	Poetry
(part 1) by M. Shayne Bell .12 (fall 1986): 60–86	Short Story
Reflections on Twenty Years of Star Trek by Julia L. Taylor .12 (fall 1986): 99–102	Criticism
Take Out the Trash by Mel L. Gifford .12 (fall 1986): 114–19	Short Story
Black Cats and Ladders: Thirteen Commonly Held Superstitions and Their Origins by Charlene Carlisle .13 (winter 1987): 13–17	Folklore
It Could Happen to Anyone by Walter Kellar .13 (winter 1987): 18–23	Short Story
AD&D Role Playing: “It Isn’t Whether You Win or Lose, It’s How You Play the Game” by Tracy Hickman .13 (winter 1987): 24–33	Personal Essay
Heroes Are Born, Not Made by Dale J. Stephenson .13 (winter 1987): 34–43	Short Story
(part 2) by M. Shayne Bell .13 (winter 1987): 48–73	Short Story
Fantasy in Old English Literature by Catherine Corman .13 (winter 1987): 91–95	Criticism
Lenin’s Bones by M. Shayne Bell .14 (summer 1987): 8–13	Short Story
Moon Spider by Charlene Carlisle Harmon .14 (summer 1987): 14	Poetry
Imago Christi: Christ-Figures in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card by Michael R. Collings .14 (Summer 1987): 15–24	Criticism
The Plea by Rebecca Bernard .14 (summer 1987): 61	Poetry
Paddling on the Bank: Science Fiction and the Literary Mainstream by David L. Cowles .14 (summer 1987): 63–68	Criticism
The Wood Wraith of Mizelwort by Lee Ann Layton .14 (summer 1987): 78–91	Short Story
SSIN by Scott R. Parkin .15 (fall 1987): 7–15	Short Story
When the Wordmonger Came by Michael R. Collings .15 (fall 1987): 17	Poetry
The Journey Home by Douglas Jole .15 (fall 1987): 57	Poetry
Shaámek by M. Shayne Bell .15 (fall 1987): 60–78	Short Story
Mind Your Mother by Eric Lowe .16 (winter 1988): 6–23	Short Story
Warm Like Rain by Stephanie Rummler .16 (winter 1988): 40–47	Short Story
Literary Heroism in the Works of Orson Scott Card by Michael R. Collings .16 (winter 1988): 59–69	Criticism
Kyran Harper and the Elven King by Douglas Jole .16 (winter 1988): 95	Poetry
Seige by Carolyn Nicita .17 (summer 1988): 6–10	Short Story
Naked Face in a Dirty Mirror by Eric Lowe .17 (summer 1988): 12–28	Short Story
But Would You Want Your Sister to Date One? by Bruce N. Westergren .17 (summer 1988): 30–36	Criticism
On the First Outdoor Testing of a Man-Made Bacterium in a Strawberry Patch in California by Michael R. Collings .17 (summer 1988): 37	Poetry
That’s Not Kosher by Norman L. Quincy, Norman L. Quincy, Norman L. Quincy .17 (summer 1988): 38–44	Short Story
Prydwen upon the Sea by Douglas Jole .17 (summer 1988): 46–47	Poetry
Ears to Hear by Sharon J. Huntington .17 (summer 1988): 60–70	Short Story
Gargoyles by Michael R. Collings .17 (summer 1988): 79	Poetry
Cryospawn by Glenn L. Anderson .17 (summer 1988): 80–89	Short Story
The Shifting Perspectives of Gormenghast by Jay Don Coppersmith .17 (summer 1998): 48–52	Unassigned
To Fly by Eric Lowe .18 (January 1989): 8–23	Short Story
A Time to Grow by Scott R. Parkin .18 (January 1989): 24–32	Short Story
The Witchin’ Man by Douglas Jole .18 (January 1989): 46–58	Short Story
A Majority of One by Mike Austin .18 (January 1989): 62–71	Short Story
Dialogues by Starlight: Three Approaches to Writing SF Poetry by Michael R. Collings .18 (January 1989): 74–82	Criticism
Bars by Michael R. Collings .18 (January 1989): 94–102	Short Story
Standard Operating Procedure by Scott R. Parkin .19 (September 1989): 6–17	Short Story
A Love Song for the Nuclear Age by Russell W. Asplund .19 (September 1989): 25	Poetry
Neighbors by Brian Keith Evenson .19 (September 1989): 48–52	Short Story
Self Portrait: Grey on Grey by Russell W. Asplund .19 (September 1989): 76–80	Short Story
The Tao of Rain and Water by Eric Lowe .19 (September 1989): 82–97	Short Story
My Cruise by Carolyn Nicita .19 (Steptember 1989): 43–46	Short Story
Interview with David Michael Bastian—October 29, 1981 by Dave Doering,with David Michael Bastian .2 (fall 1981): 5–7	Interview / Panel
The Slushpile Strikes Back by C. C. Alarcon .2 (fall 1981): 79–83	Short Story
Senji by Romann Schreiber .2 (n.d.): 7–18	Short Story
A Hearth on Terra, Part 1 by Barbara R. Hume .2 (n.d.): 18–44	Novel
Deathwatch by M. Shayne Bell .2 (n.d.): 50–53	Short Story
A Translation of Ancient Quartz-Imbedded Hieroglyphics Found on Io, the Fourth Moon of the Planet Jupiter by Todd Hester .2 (n.d.): 53	Short Story
The Brave, the Knave, and the Cave by Tony Markham .2 (n.d.): 54–61	Short Story
The Laura Symphony by Cara Bullinger .2 (n.d.): 63–72	Short Story
Star-Rigger by Rayda Reed .2 (n.d.): 72–76	Short Story
Next Year by Dave Doering .2 (n.d.): 77	Short Story
The Misplaced Space Case by Diann Thornley .2 (n.d.): 83–92	Short Story
Free Will and Predestination in The Lord of the Rings by M. Shayne Bell .2 (n.d.): 92–95	Criticism
The Ghost Squadron by David Summers .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 8–31	Short Story
Pepsi Bravo Alpha by Eric Lowe .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 38–56	Short Story
Empty Every Night by Scott R. Parkin .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 64–76	Short Story
The Mound at Bryn Celli Ddu by Douglas M. Jole .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 77	Poetry
Dames, Games, and Insecticides by Todd Lakey .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 78–87	Short Story
A Pocket Full of Sky by Russell W. Asplund .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 88–99	Short Story
You’re Old, Father William by Russell W. Asplund .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 126–33	Short Story
Ratchet by Scott R. Parkin .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 158–85	Short Story
An Astronaut Discusses a Black Hole Binary System by Russell W. Asplund .20/21 (fall/winter 1990): 187	Poetry
Or the Year After by Suzanne Anderson .22 (fall 1990): 37–59	Short Story
Crisis Line by Eric Lowe, Kathy Lowe,Illustrated by Kathy Lowe .22 (fall 1990): 62–77	Short Story
No Green Hills by Russell W. Asplund .22 (fall 1990): 109	Poetry
Time Borrower by Jamie Jonas .22 (fall 1990): 126–36	Short Story
(part 1) by Lee Allred .22 (fall 1990): 144–60	Short Story
Old Man River, He Just Keeps Rolling Along by Douglas Jole .23 (winter 1991): 6–17	Short Story
Ella by Addie Lacoe .23 (winter 1991): 18–38	Short Story
The StudentMaster by Carl A. Rossi .23 (Winter 1991): 40-44	Short Story
Laying Your Cards on the Table: An Interview with Orson Scott Card with Orson Scott Card .23 (Winter 1991): 48–52	Interview / Panel
To Submerge in a Sky of Crimson by Ty Ngok .23 (winter 1991): 72–97	Short Story
The Revelations of the Binary Astronaut by Russell W. Asplund .23 (winter 1991): 111	Poetry
(part 2) by Lee Allred .23 (winter 1991): 112–40	Short Story
Sphinx by Virginia E. Baker .24 (September 1991): 3	Poetry
Jacob’s Ladder by M. Shayne Bell .24 (September 1991): 6–21	Short Story
That’s Not Kosher by Norman L. Quincy, Norman L. Quincy, Norman L. Quincy .24 (September 1991): 22–28	Short Story
An Astronaut Discusses a Black Hole Binary System by Russell W. Asplund .24 (September 1991): 29	Poetry
The Fractured Boy by Lareena Smith .24 (September 1991): 30–39	Short Story
The Tao of Rain and Water by Eric Lowe .24 (September 1991): 48–63	Short Story
Take Out the Trash by Mel L. Gifford .24 (September 1991): 80–85	Short Story
Standard Operating Procedure by Scott R. Parkin .24 (September 1991): 88–100	Short Story
Quantum Memories: Notes toward an Anti-Definition of Science Fiction Poetry by Michael R. Collings .24 (September 1991): 102–11	Criticism
The Witchin’ Man by Douglas Jole .24 (September 1991): 112–24	Short Story
On the First Outdoor Testing of a Man-Made Bacterium in a Strawberry Patch in California by Michael R. Collings .24 (September 1991): 125	Poetry
Eye Hath Not Seen by Carolyn Nicita .24 (September 1991): 126–33	Short Story
AD&D Role Playing: “It Isn’t Whether You Win or Lose, It’s How You Play the Game” by Tracy Hickman .24 (September 1991): 134–43	Personal Essay
Moon Spider by Charlene Carlisle Harmon .24 (September 1991): 145	Poetry
Cryospawn by Glenn L. Anderson .24 (September 1991): 154–62	Short Story
It Could Happen to Anyone by Walter Kellar .24 (September 1991): 164–69	Short Story
Prydwen upon the Sea by Douglas Jole .24 (September 1991): 170–71	Poetry
The Sky Is an Open Highway by Dave Wolverton .24 (September 1991): 172–89	Short Story
Getting By by Russell W. Asplund .25 (January 1992): 20–61	Short Story
Rogues of Yore by Jamie Jonas .25 (January 1992): 62–63	Poetry
The Mythopoetic in Zamyatin’s We by Thomas Rogers .25 (January 1992): 70–88	Criticism
Box of Souls by Michael W. Carr .25 (January 1992): 91–105	Short Story
The Continuing Influence of Cyberpunk by Michael W. Carr .26 (October 1992): 66–71	Criticism
A Prince of the Blood by Addie Lacoe .26 (September 1992): 7–19	Short Story
Ogrespeak by Lee Ann Layton .27 (June 1993): 74–96	Short Story
The Crooked Path by Michael Cheng Lo, Michael Cheng Lo .27 (June 1993): 108–25	Short Story
The Beast and the Beauty by Karen Walch .28 (February 1994): 70	Poetry
Star Floats by Carrie Ann Rhodes .29 (August 1994): 27	Poetry
Wings by Grant Avery Morgan .29 (August 1994): 49–60	Short Story
Small Parts by Douglas Stay .29 (August 1994): 90–99	Short Story
Hairkidykidy by David M. Bastian .3 (spring 1982): 31–37, 85	Short Story
There Is a Season by Scott R. Parkin .30 (February 1995): 7–25	Short Story
Final Wish by David Burnett, Jeanne Burnett .30 (February 1995): 47–51	Short Story
Bear Hunt by Karen Walch .30 (February 1995): 65–75	Short Story
The Boneyard of Old Ezra Snow by Michael R. Collings .31 (August 1995): 50–57	Poetry
Literary vs. Accessible by Michael R. Collings .32 (February 1996): 68–69	Criticism
10³³ by Michael R. Collings .32 (February 1996): 70	Poetry
Martian Invaders Meet Mom! by Alan Lickiss, Rebecca Lickiss .33 (October 1996): 38–48	Short Story
Interview with Dave Wolverton by Melva Gifford,with Dave Wolverton .34 (February 1997): 22–32	Interview / Panel
Thorncrown by Douglas Stay .35 (February 1998): 34–47	Short Story
You'll See It When It’s Finished by Erik Peterson .37 (March 1999): 99–102	Short Story
Rumpelstiltskin Does Cold Fusion by Rebecca Carlson .39 (March 2000): 33–40	Short Story
The Church of Sci-Fi: Analysis of Wonder by Jeffrey Creer .39 (March 2000): 62–70	Criticism
The Song of Holliel by Karen Stay .39 (March 2000): 78–89	Poetry
Man-Made Eternity by Rebecca Lynne Bernard .4 (n.d.): 12–13	Short Story
Bugs and Flies and Other Icky Things That Fall from the Skies by Ronn Blankenship .4 (n.d.): 14–17	Criticism
Lord of Fire and Air by Todd Hester .4 (n.d.): 18–36	Short Story
Fantasy in Mist by Cara Bullinger .4 (n.d.): 37	Poetry
The Man in the Wall by James Tucker .4 (n.d.): 38–47	Short Story
What Was Bought with a Stab of Fire by Kevin Christensen .4 (n.d.): 54–59	Short Story
Clinton Larson on Science Poetry with Clinton F. Larson,by Cara Bullinger, Barbara R. Hume .4 (n.d.): 60–62	Interview / Panel
Black Hole by Clinton Larson .4 (n.d.): 62	Poetry
Earthsend Plaque by Clinton Larson .4 (n.d.): 63	Poetry
Unicorn by Clinton Larson .4 (n.d.): 63	Poetry
Hymrise by Michael Shayne Bell .4 (n.d.): 64–73	Short Story
A Hearth on Terra, Part 2 by Barbara R. Hume .4 (n.d.): 77–88	Novel
The Amazing Adventures of George by Daniel A. Wells .40 (September 2000): 23–31	Short Story
Jack Vance’s Five Demon Prince Novels: A Crucible of Technological Speculation by Ethan Skarstedt .40 (September 2000): 62–69	Criticism
Of Cats by Scott R. Parkin .41 (April 2001): 6–17	Short Story
Occasionally We Need Reminding by Marion K. Smith .41 (April 2001): 44–64	Personal Essay
Soft in the World, and Bright by M. Shayne Bell .41 (April 2001): 80–90	Short Story
My Favorite Christmas by Dave Wolverton .41 (April 2001): 107–36	Short Story
Interview with James C. Christensen by Daniel A. Wells,with James C. Christensen .41 (April 2001): 137–42	Interview / Panel
Sonnet MCMLIX—First Contact by Jessica J. Frasca .41 (April 2001): 143	Poetry
The Harvest of All Souls’ Night by Michael W. Carr .41 (April 2001): 158–74	Short Story
The Inclusion by Mark Skarstedt .41 (April 2001): 183–235	Short Story
Sylvain Lullaby by Jennifer Eatough .43 (April 2002): 21	Poetry
Plato and The Matrix: Ideals, Forms, and True Fiction by Ethan Sproat .43 (April 2002): 36–42	Criticism
Faust a Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Darth Vader as Faust by Eric J. Ehlers .44 (December 2002): 57–64	Criticism
Asleep by Chris Kugler .44 (December 2002): 88	Poetry
Interview with Marion K. “Doc” Smith by Ivan Wolfe,with Marion K. Smith .46 (October 2003): 94–113	Interview / Panel
Masquerade by Katherine Woodbury .47 (April 2004): 138–51	Short Story
Gatecrasher by Christopher Kugler .48 (October 2004): 92–105	Short Story
The Fractured Boy by Lareena Smith .5	Short Story
Truth or Consequences by Barbara R. Hume .6 (n.d.): 6–9	Short Story
Eye Hath Not Seen by Carolyn Nicita .6 (n.d.): 14–21	Short Story
A Witch’s Christmas by M. Shayne Bell .6 (n.d.): 22–28	Short Story
Changeling Soul by Virginia E. Baker .6 (n.d.): 29	Poetry
Loyalty by Nancy Lynn Hayes .6 (n.d.): 30–38	Short Story
Painting That Crazy Stuff: An Interview with James Christensen by Dave Doering,with James C. Christensen .6 (n.d.): 40–51	Interview / Panel
Arrow’s Song by Mel L. Gifford .6 (n.d.): 52–57	Short Story
A Distant Legacy by Diann Thornley .6 (n.d.): 55–62	Short Story
Sunfinder by Lareena Smith .6 (n.d.): 58–63	Short Story
Wizard’s Wine by Dan Leroy Burk .6 (n.d.): 64–71, 95	Short Story
A Strange New Sight: Two Gorillas and Language by Michael Shayne Bell .6 (n.d.): 72–83	Criticism
The Screw-up Letters or Snodgrass, Why Weepest Thou? by David Michael Bastian .6 (n.d.): 84–95	Short Story
Rocksong by Rayda Reed .7 (1984): 4–13	Short Story
Significance of Sound in Names by Alan D. Manning .7 (1984): 14–21	Criticism
Hard Knocks by Lareena Smith, Ronn Blankenship .7 (1984): 22–29	Short Story
To Prove the Warrior by Mel L. Gifford .7 (1984): 30–31	Poetry
The White Flash by Kristy Merrill .7 (1984): 32–36	Short Story
Chef’s Choice by Barbara R. Hume .7 (1984): 42–47	Short Story
The Token by Mandy L. Nakommen .7 (1984): 48–52	Short Story
Standard Procedure by James Watson .7 (1984): 53–60	Short Story
The I.R.S. as Big Brother: 1984 in 1984 by Steven C. Walker .7 (1984): 61–65	Criticism
The Test by P. Karen Todd .7 (1984): 66–70	Short Story
1984 as Preventative Prophecy by Marion K. Smith .7 (1984): 71–77	Criticism
Dark between the Stars by M. Shayne Bell .7 (1984): 78–88	Short Story
Home 2180 A.D. by Jonathan D. Langford .7 (1984): 89	Poetry
Shadow Walker by M. Shayne Bell, Nancy Lynn Hayes, Jonathan Langford, Lareena Smith .7 (1984): 90–91	Short Story
The Book of God by Doug Campbell .7 (1984): 100–112	Short Story
Wall Street Wizardry by Dan Leroy Burk .8 (fall 1984): 4–9	Short Story
Split Personality by Nancy Lynn Hayes .8 (fall 1984): 24–38	Short Story
First Contact by Michael Shayne Bell .8 (fall 1984): 42–67	Drama
Oh Vile Dragon by Steve K. Barton .8 (fall 1984): 72–79	Short Story
Dragon by Jim B. Ellis .8 (fall 1984): 79	Poetry
The Only Sure Escape by Connie Rugh Rush .8 (Fall 1984): 80-90	Short Story
Dream Weaver by Mel L. Gifford .8 (fall 1984): 91	Poetry
Where the Shadows Lie by Nancy Lynn Hayes .9: 1985	Criticism
The Open Sea by Jeannette Colonna .9 (winter 1985): 4–9	Short Story
Warm Reception by Mel L. Gifford .9 (winter 1985): 14–17	Short Story
Eternity on Hold by Lareena Smith .9 (winter 1985): 18–21	Short Story
The Garden by Jonathan D. Langford .9 (winter 1985): 26–30	Short Story
The Longing for Eressëa: A Theme in Elvish Poetry by Cara Bullinger .9 (winter 1985): 31–33	Criticism
Out of Azram by M. Shayne Bell .9 (winter 1985): 34–46	Short Story
Dreamstone by M. Shayne Bell .9 (winter 1985): 47	Poetry
The Iron Door by Chris Halladay .9 (winter 1985): 52–59	Short Story
What Was the Red Star Frodo Saw from Rivendell? by Ronn Blankenship .9 (winter 1985): 60–63	Unassigned
Martha’s Window by Lois Lower .9 (winter 1985): 64–69	Short Story
Alice, Really by James Watson .9 (winter 1985): 70–77	Short Story
Mooting of the Minds: Why Fans Enjoy Tolkien by Nancy Lynn Hayes, Jonathan D. Langford, Steven C. Walker .9 (Winter 1985): 78–84	Interview / Panel
Newborn by Beverly Nokes .9 (winter 1985): 85	Poetry
Phantom Wind by Dan Leroy Burk .9 (winter 1985): 86–91	Short Story