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Issue 189 Volume 18 October 2014

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Alas, there was no new Long Fiction in this issue.

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Short Stories

Circle Nine
Pedro Blas Gonzales
Sometimes, train trips are just hellish.

Coffin Varnish
Charles E. J. Moulton
Sylvia would have her revenge.

Current Events
E.S. Strout
Watching the ambulance pull away, the children knew the cause was shocking.

Derrick
Brandon Crilly
Looking at the state of his home, Ryan knew there could be only one cause: his little brother.

Shameful Secret
David Ulnar-Slew
Father Cleary, Mrs. O'Malley, and a secret too big to hide.

The Truth
Nic Browne
His soul hid a secret from the whole world, but not from her.

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Flash Fiction

A Tale Of Two Taverns
Sergio Palumbo
Someone call an exterminator these watering holes have pests.

Bait House
Dionisio “Don” Traverso Jr.
Bad things come in small packages. Be very careful what you wish for!

If We Shadows
Rob Wynne
Don’t ask, unless you are really prepared for the answer!

In the Bag
Robin B. Lipinski
You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what is deserved!

In the Cities of the Dead No One Cares
Steven J. Lebow
Death can change your perspective on many things.

In the Year of Our Lord Have Mercy 1967
Edward J. Santella
War takes things from the living and the dead alike.

Pulmonoscorpius at Night
Roy Dorman
Be careful who you go asking for help!

Red
Iain Muir
Some stories should be left untold.

Shirime
Carl Woollen
Every once and a while we get to choose whether we become the monster.

女郎蜘蛛 (Whore Spider)
Renee Harden
Time passes for us all but somethings must remain the same.

The Aphelion Flash Fiction Contest

We run a monthly flash fiction contest in the "Fun and Games" folder in Aphelion's forum. In the contest we post a challenge with a specific theme and genre and participants write a flash story based on the challenge guidelines. The contest is a great place to hone your writing skills, meet some fellow writers, receive some feedback, and possibly win a prize. New participants are always welcome. Submissions for the contest are done through the forum. Flash stories from all of our previous contest challenges are archived in the forum as well.

Over 500 stories are included in our archive. To start reading some of these great flash stories, check out either Index 1 or Index 2.

Results of the Aphelion Flash Fiction Contest for August 2014

Congratulations to Rick Tornello, winner of the "I NOAH Guy" Challenge. Click HERE to read the winning story "NOIDS" and the other excellent work this month.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Black Umbrella Special
J.D. DeHart

After the Lilac
Holly R. Appling

Creature's Feast
Ed Sullivan

Filaments
Richard Tornello

Haiku
Denny E Marshall

Hell-o-wiener
Robin B. Lipinski

Jean Started Mississippi
Jean Jones

Magical Meetings
Richard H. Fay

SciFaiku
Rafał Zabratyński

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Articles and features

Alas, there were no feature articles this month.

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