Aphelion Issue 301, Volume 28
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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Oh-Dark-Thirty
F.M. Hill
This month we have military hard SF: a few interesting days in the career of Harvest team.

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Short Stories

Catch A Falling Starfighter
Dan L. Hollifield
A Tom Darby Story
Ever hear of a 'fate worse than death?' Welcome to the big leagues, kid…

First Contact
Jonathan Snyder
Things don't always go as planned.

Here Comes the Sun
M. B. Barlow
Music can carry such strange power.

Hindsight
Brendon Krempec
There's no one way to be a superhero.

Kirk's Reflective Glass & The Laundromat
Rick Tornella
Mirror, mirror in my door — the ‘Art’, indeed.

The Prophet's Eyes
Joshua Grasso
The future is female. As much as the Council might not like it.

They Draw You In
Jim Mountfield
His paintings draw you in, but don’t get too drawn in.

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Flash Fiction

Amiss-y Tommy
Christopher T. Dabrowski
Be careful what you say to small boys.

City of War: A Tale of Allasneda
Sascha Hannig
Sometimes, it's better not to wake up.

The Body of Christ
Christopher T. Dabrowski
Well, that doesn't make sense!

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

Aliens In The Mind
Richard Tornello

An eclipse in poverty
Meg Smith

Feelings of Free
Sebastian Popescu

For Jeff On the Future
Jean Jones

Gothic Night
Gary W. Davis

Grindr
Alex Long

Supernova
Sebastian Popescu

Unforgettable
Elaine Chellberg

Waiting On The Moon
Alexis Child

Bundy
Hister Grant
*Warning! Graphic content!*

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Articles and features

Alas, there were no feature articles this month.