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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual ravings about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

Earth Rage
Dan A. Cardoza
The frat brothers thought they'd gotten away with murder… too bad for them that their victim wasn't human.

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Short Stories

A Threefold Marvel
Douglas Ironside
"Luck favors the bold—and the quick-witted…"

Jameson: Harmless
Cary Semar
"Karma eventually catches up with you, no matter how good a life you've lived to make up for that one little thing…"

Mariah
Scott Branchfield
"Magic makes its own rules…"

Naraka
Raiff Taranday
"Revenge is a dish best served cold…"

Peter and His City
Robert Pettus
"There is a reason for every superstition. Test such at your peril…"

Reproducing the Agony
Scott Thomas Outlar
"Dreams may fade, but the dreamer remains…"

The Gathering
Paul Cesarini
"Inquiring minds want to know…"

The Other
Timothy Wilkie
"Guilt is a horrible thing, capable of inducing madness…"

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Flash Fiction

A Gentler Way Out
Christopher T. Dabrowski
Maybe the anti-vaxxers were right…

Captain's Log
Thom Hinks
The Nebula finally blasts away from initial planetary orbit

Lilith
Timothy Wilkie
"I stood by his bed and held his thin, trembling hand, and he dragged me into the void…"

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Poetry and Filk Music

1000 Horror nights
Sebastian Popescu

As Old As Stars
Juan Manuel Perez

Overdosing On Gossamer
Heath Brougher

prancing
ayaz daryl nielsen

Season Of The Witch
Alexis Child

Speculation
J. B. Hogan

Vibrations of Life
Kenneth Vincent Walker

White Star Blues
Meg Smith

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Streaming Chat Shows

At the links below you can find archives of the live-streaming chat shows run by the Director of HallowCon and myself. WARNING: Contains Language!

Stupid O'Clock
Showrunner: Joe McKeel
This show is best described as a group of friends hanging out at a science fiction/fandom convention in the hotel lobby/bar and chatting with everyone that walks up. We may even have a guest or two. We start out with no topic. We spend two hours chatting and reading comments. Many times we never know what we will talk about but we cover many topics. Many times a viewer tosses out a comments and we will chase it down the rabbit hole.
But rest assured we had fun and hopefully you do too.
Brought to you by Hallowcon, Stupid O'clock, and Rising Tide Productions.

Last Man Standing
Showrunner: Dan L. Hollifield
A late night, after-hours chat show. The guests featured are SF&F writers, artists, musicians, comic book creators, SMOFs, and members of fandom in general.
Usually, It either starts off slow and boring and picks up speed as guests join in, or it continues on at full speed from whatever discussion was in progress on Stupid O'clock when that show ended. This thing can go on for hours once it gets rolling. Guests are welcome to join at any time, but trolls will be punted for field goals. The content is somewhat PG, or even more adult, but is intended to be entertainment for reasonably adult audiences.
Brought to you by Aphelion Webzine, Hallowcon, Stupid O'clock, and Rising Tide Productions.
All music composed and copyrighted by Dan L. Hollifield, 2022.

Tidbits And Scribbles
Showrunner: McKayla Jade
Author McKayla Jade hosts a creative writing chat show on alternate Tuesday evenings on her YouTube channel. I'm a frequent panelist there, along with many Rising Tide and other online friends. Panelists featured are writers, editors, indie publishers, artists, and other creatives. Topics covered include writing, editing, cover art, self-promotion, staying motivated, research, networking, attending conventions and book shows, etc.

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