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Issue 126 Volume 12 October 2008

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Novellas

Desert Motel
Wayne Summers
A small motel in the middle of the desert, miles from the main highway. A mysterious proprietor. A story in Aphelion. Anyone with an ounce of sense would find someplace else to spend the night…

The End of the Matter
Robert Moriyama
Al Majius and his allies face the undead superwizard Aaron Morgenstern in open combat. Lion-men and vampires and werewolves, oh my…

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Short Stories

Alien Summer
Wallace Dorian
Captain Jesse Williams had to hunt down the remnants of the defeated Lazotian invasion force in the wilds of New Mexico. But the Lazotians had something new — call it a weapon, call it a tactic, or just call it what the enlisted men whispered amongst themselves: a mirror.

Frosty
Ben Whittaker
If you've ever thought that snowman on the neighbors' lawn was scary, you may have good reason.

Insurrection
Jonathan Tidball
When Mercury Mining Station went silent after 55 years, Captain Melkin and his hand-picked team were sent to investigate. They were prepared for anything — or so they thought.

Perspective Warp
Roderick D. Turner
Lauren was worried when her video conference with Neil, her IT consultant, went bad. Oh, the audio and video were fine — but Neil seemed to be in a loop!

Sideshow
Georgy A. Kolotove
Ashan the assassin was an honorable man. He always lived up to the letter of his contracts, although those contracts were never written down. Working for both parties in a marital dispute was an interesting challenge…

The Fey Prison Warden
Scott T. Barnes
When creatures of the Other Realm broke the law, they were sentenced to serve time in a prison as far from home as possible: San Diego. Of course, funding cuts meant that they had to help pay for their incarceration…

The Man of Her Dreams (A Midlife Fairy Tale)
Carolyn D. Whiteurst
Deidra was happy, for the most part, now that her kids were finally out of the house. All she needed was a good man — and for Jr. to move out again. The fortune-teller, Chi Chi, had good news on both counts.

The Two Witches of Vildaretz
V. Ulea
In Vildaretz, there were two witches, both answering to the Sorceress. One was labeled "good", the other "bad", but the rules and the reality were more complicated than that.

The Village of the Dragons
Eric J. Krause
Pel thought the arrival of the Talespinner (apparently an old friend of his mother) was the most exciting thing that had ever happened in the ten years of his life. But then the dragon came, and his world changed forever.

Time Lies
Richard Tornello
For some reason, he kept running into people who thought his name was Michael…

Results of Forum Flash Challenge for September 2008

Congratulations to J. Davidson Hero and Kerry Callaghan co-winners of the September 2008 Forum Flash Challenge.
Whet your appetites with the first 200 words of Hero's The 9 Ways of Truth and Callaghan's Premonition and three more attention-grabbing openings. (If you want more, COMMENT and beg the authors to finish their stories!) And visit the Forum Fun and Games area around October 10th for the NEXT challenge to your imagination and writing skills. (Hint: It's called The Evil Henchman Challenge…)

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Poetry and Filk Music

Beauty And The Rose
Megan Arkenberg

Mary's Little Alien
Stuart Sharp

The Nameless Squire's Tale
James Matthew Byers

Superman
Holly Day

The Outer Inner Limits
Mark Edgemon

Walkin' Black Hole
Richard Tornello

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Articles and features

Thoughts on Writing #3: You May Not Be A Novelist (And That's OK)
Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire takes apart the engine of writing to find out how it works, and offers her insights into how to put it back together again.

Conventional Wisdom: Atlanta Steampunk Meetup
Dan Hollifield
Dan heads to Oakland Park cemetery in Atlanta to participate in a gathering of steampunk fans, and files this report.

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