Memory Garden
Eric Penner Haury
If Einstein is correct, every moment that has ever existed still exists somewhere/sometime. What if every person that we have ever been also exists somewhere? And what if some of those people we have been were able to get together? What would they talk about?

Immersion
Mark F. Bailey
Long before humans dominated the earth, the Syld, an advanced reptilian race, controlled the planet. Thanks to time travel technology — which both species have mastered — they are now at war with each other. This is the story of a single skirmish in the ongoing battle.

The Lost Clones of Sakamoto Hero
McCamy Taylor
Sadie Hope is a clone with a terminal disease. Exiled to an "isolation facility" to die, with gunmen on her trail, her life seems to be headed in the wrong direction — until she encounters the Lost Clones of Sakomoto Hero. This story is a sequel, of sorts, to A Study in Silicon, about the artificial intelligence, Mycroft.

Crypt of Darkness
Kirk Straughen
Naewis, slave and bodyguard to the sorceress Jabala, had reason to be reluctant to enter the tomb in search of Jabala's missing brother. After all, anything that could trap or kill a sorceror of Akoon would have little trouble dealing with a swordsman, no matter how strong.

Dream Assassin
Barry Sykes
Morgan's power to enter the dreams of others made her valuable to the government as a spy and a secret means to influence the actions of her country's enemies. But when they discovered that she could kill, she thought her gift had become a curse.

Jimmy's Pills
N. J. Kailhofer
Jimmy had just what Walter needed — and what he wanted, too.

Mother
Brian Douglas Graham
He thought that the "pastor" was just another client who wanted kinky sex from one of the boys he handled. But Simon said that it wasn't the pastor he had to service — it was The Mother. **** CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS ****

My Brief Affair With Marilyn Monroe
Mark Edgemon
Marilyn Monroe's unfortunate death has been called an accident. It has been called a suicide. But Jack Hartley has a unique and highly personal version of events to tell…

Pilgrimage
Robert Moriyama
Tranquility Base was one of the top tourist attractions on the Moon, for the privileged few who were able to visit the base in Maskylene E crater. Of course, the privileged never believe that rules apply to them.

The Adventure
Allen M. Jenkins
In the old movie theater, 'The Adventure', his love of the magic of the movies had been born. Somewhere along the path that led from there to his job as a movie critic, that love had died. But now he was home again…

The Lore of the Birds
Joshua Allen
Texoje knew that the White Men were strange, foolish in some ways, dangerous in others. The new strangers, who were not white at all, were something else again.

The Lost and Lonely Dragon
Richard Tornello
The Dragon had hidden for many years from the people of the strange land where the tai fung winds had taken him. He missed his home, where men honored his kind for their power and wisdom instead of treating them as monsters.

The Sword in Zoe's Hand
Gary W. Feather
All that Zoe had left of Michael — her lover and her sensei — was a sword and the skill to use it. And with zombies everywhere, it was a very good thing to have.

Too Much on His Mind
Arthur C. Carey
Dr. Clevenger's new patient had a fascinating problem. A recent injury had made Devlin's already-excellent memory too good. It had also raised the irrational fear that the torrent of remembered sensations might kill him.

July 2009 Forum Challenge

Congratulations to David Alan Jones, winner of the"Witch's Barrier" Forum Flash Challenge. Check out David's entry Liminal Day and four more tales of magic and wonder — after you have read and commented on our other stories, novellas, poetry, and features, of course. Stay tuned for a special audio version of "Liminal Day", staged in the Theater of the Mind (like an old-fashioned radio play) by Mark Edgemon of 'The Creator and the Catalyst' studio. All entries are available via the Flash Index in the Fun and Games section of the Forum, provided by Nate Kailhofer, Flash Editor and Challenge Master.)

At the Gates of Heavenly Peace
Richard Tornello

Motto of the Gnomish Postal Service
Stuart Sharp

Odyssey
J. Davidson Hero

Quiet Desperation
Richard Tornello

Reservation
J.B. Hogan

Roiling Gyre
Richard H. Fay

Space Thing
Mike Berger

Thoughts on Writing #12: Good Critique, Bad Critique
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.

Off The Shelf: Rosemary and Rue
Larissa March
Larissa gets her hands on an advance copy of Seanan McGuire's debut novel, which will be published in September.

Leviathan: Let's Get Metaphysical
McCamy Taylor
McCamy takes a closer look at the art of manga and anime.