{"id":3057,"date":"2019-12-21T16:51:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adastrasf.com\/?page_id=3057"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:39:01","slug":"issue-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adastrasf.com\/issue-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue #7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the 7th Issue
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December 30, 2019<\/strong> – We hope you enjoy your visit to\u00a0James Gunn\u2019s Ad Astra. If you would like to be part of our future issues, please read our\u00a0submissions guidelines<\/a>\u00a0and join the conversation.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Letter From the Editor<\/h2>\n

While I never intended \u201cDon\u2019t do \u2018X\u2019 in the fiction you submit\u201d to become a continuing series, recent submissions point me once again in that direction.<\/p>\n

Let \u2018X\u2019 be: \u201cYour main character just had the adventure of their life but in the process has to shuffle off this mortal coil.\u201d Or:<\/p>\n

Why Your Point of View Character Can\u2019t Die at the End<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a young reader, I once encountered the following riddle. \u201cA woman once had a nightmare so horrible that she died in her sleep of a heart attack. A detective refused to believe in this story. Why?\u201d Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n

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