Fence 40 Volume 22, No. 1 © 2023 Fence Magazine, Incorporated Cover Image: Justine Kurland: Nudes (Love Spells), photography collage. 2021 Interior Design: Emily Wallis Hughes Cover Design: Jason Zuzga Typesetting: Emily Wallis Hughes and Jason Zuzga Fence issue #40 is set in Pollen, Solitas Serif, and ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro. Pollen, released in 2011, was designed by Eduardo Berliner, born in Brazil in 1978. Solitas Serif was designed by Jeremy Dooley. Fence is published in print approximately twice a year. Fence receives submissions electronically at fence.submittable.com. Response time is between three and nine months. Repeat publication by a contributor may take place only after at least four issues or two years have elapsed. Sign up for the Fence email newsletter through our website to receive notice about upcoming submission periods. Find us at fenceportal.org or fence.fencebooks@gmail.com. This issue of Fence was printed in Saline, Michigan by McNaughton & Gunn and in East Peoria, Illinois by Versa Press. Fence is distributed in North America by Small Press Distribution (510) 5241668 and Accelerate 360 (615) 267-4041. Fence is available for direct distribution via Emily Wallis Hughes: emily@fenceportal.org. The complete and growing Fence archive is distributed to individuals and libraries internationally by Exact Editions, London, UK. ISSN:1097-9980 ISBN:979-8-218-12409-0 Fence is published by Fence Magazine, Incorporated, a not-for-profit corporation. Donations and gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Fence is made possible by the Members of Fence. A one-year subscription is $34; two-year subscription is $60. All subscriptions include the complete print issue archive since 1998, digitally, via Exact Editions. Digital-only subscription is £21.99 through Exact Editions. Fence Membership is available at various levels at fenceportal.org/support and offers subscription, memorabilia, and books. In order to support Fence, you may donate on our website, mail us a check (36-09 28th Avenue, Apt. 3R, Astoria, Queens, 11103-4518), or contact Emily and Jason at fence.fencebooks@gmail.com. C