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Issue 236 Volume 23 February 2019

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

The Forever Women
Jon Wesick
A lot of men in Solstice City are dying by violence. Their killer — not so much.

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Short Stories

Ahab
Ishmael Soledad
The victim of a triple homicide, all three of them, wants his murder(s) solved.

A Soldier for Melinda
Cary Semar
From one army to another.

Cal Eliminates the Squirrels
Andrew De La Pena
Squirrels are really annoying little guys, aren't they?

Decima
Philip Berry
History vindicates the victor? Perhaps.

Heart of a Robot
Deepti Nalavade Mahule
Laila, you haven’t met a Robo-Maid yet, have you?

I Saw the Black Rider
David Smith
This old man has a story to tell.

Let Me Out Of Here
Bernie Silver
My plan is to go Sane.

No Man's Land
Dan Zangerl
No Man’s Land doesn’t let you go. Not till it’s done with you….

The Butterflies on a Dead Man's Bed
Kamila Modrzyńska
Queen Inês sat on the throne. Eyes full of dread, nobody dared to move.

The General's Last Battle
Jack Mellanby
A long career in the military garners a lot of glory, but surely it must end sometime?

A new Mare Inebrium story a writer new to the series:
Closet Cases

William Joseph Roberts
Stockholm Syndrome can get really, really complicated. Especially when…

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Flash Fiction

For Humanity Today and Tomorrow
Sou Saito
Mankind's future depends on its past…

Mr Satan
Christopher T. Dabrowski
The joke's on you, kid!

Roc-ed
William Joseph Roberts
Look! Up in the sky!

Skulls
C. E. Gee
Ancient aliens!

The Grind
Gordon Sun
Things aren't always what they seem

Unexpected House Guest
Denny E. Marshall
They always turn up when it's least convenient…

The Dive
Dan Rice
You want to watch what you say in spaceport bars!

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

Climate Disaster
Richard Tornello

Dragonfire
D. J. Tyrer

Emma
Erric Emerson

evil vanquished
ayaz daryl nielsen

Grimhilde
Nicole Zelniker

Resolved With a Whimper
Robin B. Lipinski

Starflight
J. B. Toner

The Twinkle in a Moth's Eye
by Charlotte Ozment

Ultima Mortis
Alexis Child

Vast Darkness
Matthew Meyer

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Articles and features

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