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289 Volume 27 November 2023

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual ravings about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

The Resurrection Of Trapp
By Rod Clark

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Short Stories

Smoke and Fury
Jonathan Snyder
"All Rikin wanted to do was get to where he was going without attracting attention. Sadly, his plans were to be changed…"

Old
Doug Hawley
"Everything has its price. With some things, the cost is too much. With others, it is a bargain. Only the people involved can make that choice…"

In the Company of Misery
George Schaade
"You never know what you've got 'til it's gone…"

Road Trip
by Ray Prew
"No particular place to go…"

The Old People
by John Horan
"Beware the Wild Hunt…"

The Better Helmet
by Paul Cesarini
"Hunting dragons isn't what you might expect…"

Cloud 9 ½
by Gregory Cioffi
"Strangers in the night…"

The Devil's Kiss
by Alexis Child
"Selene Jackson had always been the black sheep of the family…"

Hotel Commodore
by Rodica Bretin
"Some dreams are never ending, but so are some nightmares…"

Old Soldiers in a Time of War
by Laine Perez
"Duty calls, as it always does…"

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Flash Fiction

The Pardon
Fred D. White
Come the Revolution...

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Poetry and Filk Music

Celestial Sister
by Kenneth Vincent Walker

Confession
by Jean Jones

Deadly Song
by Max Bindi

Food for Thought
by Lori R. Lopez

Indian Choker
by Juan Manuel Perez

the nightmare whispers
by ayaz daryl nielsen

The Witch's Revenge
by Alexis Child

within my coffin
by ayaz daryl nielsen

The Purple Pterodactyl
by Thom Hinks

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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.

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