<p>Dare to venture behind the intriguing cover by award-winning British artist <strong>Ben Baldwin</strong> and you&rsquo;ll find that &hellip;</p><ul> <li>Feature author <strong>Kristene Perron</strong> asks us to savour the simple things in life and question the validity of tradition in &lsquo;Flavour of the Forsaken&rsquo;.</li> <li>Those of you who admire magpies for their intelligence and unique beauty will find these qualities in this year&rsquo;s winners of the Magpie Award for Poetry <strong>Kelli Allen</strong> <strong>Christine Levickzy Riek</strong> and <strong>Angela Caravan. </strong></li> <li>Great-Great-Grandpa stops by for a visit 90 years after his death in &lsquo;Away Game&rsquo; by <strong>Mitchell Toews</strong> and for some reason we&rsquo;re not at all surprised.</li> <li>&lsquo;Gross Motor&rsquo; by<strong> Sara Mang </strong>takes us back to kindergarten while the hardworking folks in Mitchell&rsquo;s Crossing contend with a nosy superhero and government officials in &lsquo;Small Town Superhero&rsquo; by <strong>Dave Beynon</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Epiphany Ferrell</strong> exposes the dubious talents of a ne&rsquo;er-do-well townsman in &lsquo;Every Town Has One&rsquo; and <strong>Susan Pieters</strong> challenges us to walk in someone else&rsquo;s shoes with &lsquo;Waking Up Black&rsquo;.</li> <li>Love jewellery? We doubt you&rsquo;ll want one of the bracelets in <strong>Summer Jewel Keown</strong>&rsquo;s &lsquo;Indebted&rsquo;.</li> <li><strong>Alex Reece Abbott</strong> lands quick punches you won&rsquo;t flinch from with &lsquo;Alphabet Soup&rsquo; while coffee lovers and dreamers beware of &lsquo;The Hub&rsquo; SiWC&rsquo;s Honourable Mention by <strong>Erin Evans.</strong></li> <li><strong>Mel Anastasiou</strong>&rsquo;s graphic story &lsquo;Meat&rsquo; involves a gargoyle who rises above his station while the next instalment of <em>Allaigna&rsquo;s Song: Aria</em> by <strong>JM Landels </strong>takes us deeper into unknown territory.</li></ul>