THE FIX #7, B5, 32pp, £2:50 (6/£15; Europe 6/Eur29; r.o.w. 6/£21) from TTA Press, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB (e-mail: ttapress@aol.com; http://www.ttapress.com); USA 6/$29 from Wayne Edwards, TTA Press, 360 W. 76th Ave #H, Anchorage, AK 99518, USA (e-mail: we21011@earthlink.net). A magazine for everyone interested in short fiction, in other words readers, not just aspiring writers. As well loads of reviews of short fiction magazines from around the world, there's also James Van Pelt's ongoing column on the life of a story writer.

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