Short Stories

A Little Knowledge
Ishmael Soledad
A little knowledge goes a long way, sometimes too long.

A Thumping in the Dark
Tyler Lee
This dungeon'll chew you up; stay out! It's dangerous!

Casa Grande Domes
Verona Jones
"…she too disappeared, leaving Kayla alone at the Casa Grande Domes."

Labyrinth
Martin Lochman
I would go down swinging.

No Man's Land
J. B. Toner
Brothers in arms, no matter which side you fight for.

See You On The Other Side
Gregory Ciotti
Break on through/To the other side.

Silver Tongue
William Roberts
And thus the unconventional start to an adventure.

The Way of the Polycosmic Fist
J. B. Toner
There's always a better outcome in another dimension.

Flash Fiction

Alas, there was no new flash fiction in this issue.

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.

Poetry and Filk Music

Alas, there was no new verse in this issue.

Issue 232 Volume 22 September 2018

Editorial

Serials and Long Fiction

Short Stories

Flash Fiction

The Aphelion Flash Fiction Contest

Poetry and Filk Music

Articles and features