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Issue 147 Volume 14 November 2010

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

The Queen's Head
Rob Hunter
A tale of the planet Chalifoux, inhabited by an advanced, weasel-like race. Police Inspector Pingold is called upon to solve a mystery involving murder and the head of a queen dead for millennia.

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Short Stories

A Factor of 'X'
Christian A. Larsen
Brandon was sure his time machine would work. He was a genius, even if his formal education in the sciences was a bit spotty.

Con of the Dead
Stephen Patrick
Paul was on his way to check out of the hotel when he got caught up in the shambling, grotesque hordes infesting the place. And then they started chasing him, calling out for 'Braynes'!

Disappearing
Edward Harvey
Carl wasn't thrilled when his mother announced that they were moving closer to the city. He was even less thrilled when his mother started seeing Mr. Slate, who turned out to be an abusive brute. But then he found a way out…

Father Friday Cemetery
McCamy Taylor
On the island of Boymere, dark magic is a part of life. The girl, Agatha, had a talent for speaking with the dead, which made her a valuable commodity.

Mel's Tours
Robert Walton
All Scooter wanted was a car the cops weren't already looking for, so he and Jennifer could get out of town after a botched robbery. Instead, he got shanghaied into helping with one of Mel's tours for adventure-seeking extraterrestrials!

Return to Arkon
Charles R. Richard
After more than three hundred years, the Terran Empire ship Lafayette found John Martin in stasis aboard the Solang ship. The Solangs' reasons for taking him — an unprecedented act for that peaceful people — and keeping him — were unknown, even to Martin himself.

Temptress in a Teapot
Richard Tornello
In which we learn that talking, wish-granting cats and window-glass that reflects what might be instead of what is are connected, and some classic fantasy tales aren't just stories…

The Death of Ed Goshi
K. W. Taylor
Ed Goshi's doctor thought that Ed's reaction to the news that he had terminal cancer was a little unusual. But Ed had good reason for being so worried about how his condition would affect his employees.

The Planting of the Spectre
Mike Phillips
Sally wasn't surprised when the crow began to talk to her, warning of approaching evil. After all, she could see that it was Miss Weigenmeister, the librarian, under all those feathers. (A belated Halloween treat!)

The White Room
Pedro Blas González
Max Wallace found himself walking in an endless, beautiful meadow, alone except for a hawk flying high overhead. He had no idea how he had arrived, or how long he had been walking, but somehow, none of that mattered.

Results of Forum Flash Challenges for October 2010

Congratulations to Michele Dutcher (a.k.a. bottomdweller), author of the favorite entry in the October 2010 Forum Flash Fiction Challenge. Check out "Heirs of Atlantis" and three more tales of classic monsters and ghoulies and long-legged beasties — after reading the other fine stories, poems, features, etc., etc.

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Poetry and Filk Music

The Burial Ground
P K Padhy

Consequence of Taking Too Much
Richard H. Fay

Dragon Spine
Richard Tornello

Dust Bunnies
Richard Tornello

Light Torch
Robert William Shmigelsky

Scorpion
John Frazee

Star Struck
Teresa Ann Frazee

Temporal Castle
Robert William Shmigelsky

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Articles and features

Thoughts on Writing #24: Revise or Die
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.

Until Death Do Us Part: A Manga Review
McCamy Taylor
McCamy brings you the best of manga and anime.

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