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A Peril in Trophies: A Story of the Crow
Witch
Mike Phillips
The Crow Witch had no problem with the natural cycle of life and death, predator and prey. In fact, she found the mutilated bear
carcass quite tasty. But the man who had so horribly desecrated the bear for trophies or saleable parts — he was a
problem, and he had to be dealt with.
An excerpt from Chapter 17 of
"The Gospel According to Verdu"
Emilie P. Bush
By special arrangement with the author, here is an excerpt from Chapter 17 of the new novel "The Gospel According to
Verdu".
Being Simon Galen
Joseph
Thompson
What's in a name? If it's a famous one — beyond famous, revered even the most powerful people in the world,
maybe quite a bit.
Blowback
Richard Tornello
The detective came to Artie's door looking for help with a 53-year-old murder case. The funny thing was, the bullets used
hadn't been manufactured until almost forty years after the crime.
Fries With That?
D. Conteur
This story has been removed at the request of the author for professional publication.
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Nature
Eric Victor Neagu
Meredith was determined to give birth without the aid of a doctor. That seemed to fit well with Michael's need to make some
real progress on his novel. But Meredith's pregnancy began to affect her in disturbing ways…
Open All Hours
Roderick D.
Turner
All Reg wanted was caffeine-antidote pills and a few odds and ends that Sandy Absolutely Could Not Live Without Until Morning. At
Marco's All Nighter, he found much more.
Rocker
John T. Bien
Suzi was a teacher by day, a local rock star night. Her lover and bandmate, Mike, wanted more — and the seductive agent
Kathleen wanted to give it to him. If that wasn't bad enough, Suzi could tell that Kathleen wasn't exactly human.
The Friendly Planet
Dave
Weaver
Planet X1920 looked so promising based on information sent back automated probes that the press had dubbed it 'The Friendly
Planet' — the best candidate for a new home for the population of an increasingly-hostile Earth. The mission of the New
Hope was to determine whether 'promising' and 'actually habitable' were, for once, synonymous.
The Priest
Matthew Acheson
Ahmed did not understand why the foreign priest wanted to perform some infidel ceremony in the ancient temple, but the
priest's money was good. Of course, Ahmed assumed that the scrawny old man was harmless…
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