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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

It's Awful, Either Way
Andrew Kanago
In the author's own words: I was intrigued by the idea of the psychics who try to help the police solve kidnapping and murder cases. In this story, I imagined what a real psychic would be like, one that actually had a gift and what that gift would entail (and cost). By pairing the psychic with a high school outcast, I thought I might create a horror story that was also about how we connect as human beings.
The result was more banal and creepier than I'd intended.

I couldn't have said it better.

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Short Stories

Overcooked
Walter G. Esselman
The spell wouldn't work—until it wouldn't stop.

Scimitar Moon
J.G Grimmer
Ibn Aziz had once been a poet, but now he dealt in blood.

Symbiosis
Kate Stuart
At first, it was just sex, but then it changed a whole planet.

The Apostle's Tale
Grisha Syssoyev
A nobleman searches for the meaning in defeat.

Three Wishes
Ray Prew
Doctor Evert von Scott learns an old lesson well.

Voyage to Immortality
John LaCarna
They tried to leave their old world behind, so it came with them.

When they Arrived
Richard August
Love can be unhealthy… and fulfilling, too.

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Flash Fiction

Drip,Drip,Drip
Denny E. Marshall

Farewell Party
Matthew Spence

Naughty Nelda
Mark Antony Rossi

Judgment Day
L.P. Melling

Kindred
C.E. Gee

Long Delayed Results
Denny E. Marshall

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.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Camp Encounter
Denny E Marshall

Cosmic Rerun
Robin B. Lipinski

Full Moon
Denny E Marshall

Kingdoms
JD DeHart

The Loveless Blind Monk
Alexis Child

The Vampire's Lament
Ray Prew

To My Future Self
S. T. Eleu

Villanelle for H.P. Lovecraft
Neil Fulwood

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Articles and features

Alas, there were no feature articles this month.

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