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Issue 160 Volume 16 March 2012

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Walking
Anthony Bell
In a dystopian future, life expectancy is determined by one's usefulness to society. Manual laborers can look forward to thirty-eight years of hard work before they are sent "walking" into the wilderness. Sixteen year old Benjamin dreams of a better life, but with the Earth's resources destroyed, where can he find it?

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Short Stories

All That Glitters
Edmund Wells
In which the roguish thief and adventurer Bladeor (pronounced BLADE-or, NOT bladder!) learns that stealing from faeries and their friends doesn't pay.

Body and Soul
James M. Hines
Jenna Carr would do anything to get an exclusive story about the elusive billionaire scientist Wade Tressler and why he had returned to the habitat orbiting in the asteroid belt. She would even promise to keep his darkest secrets.

Dogwood Reveries
H. R. Gillette
Mary first saw the old man talking to the silver tabby during her great uncle Arthur's funeral. Stopping to talk to them when she returned to check on the newly-installed headstone would change her life forever.

Dream House
Steve Cuffari
Michael and Amanda had spared no expense in building their dream house, using the rarest and most expensive materials they could find. Even their bed was crafted from the wood of a tree that the "indigenous men" had said was sacred.

For the Want of a Mouse
T I M James
The witch Francelly was frantic. With magic fading from the world, her life of power and ease was coming to an end. Her twin sister Ethele's apparent lack of concern was more than she could stand.

Ocean Europa
E. S. Strout
Paula Merchant's graviton-based space-folding drive made it possible to travel to Europa and back in a matter of days. Nobody could have anticipated the effects of taking a small sample from Europa's hidden oceans.

The Story No One Knows
Alex Niculae
The Book of Genesis tells of the creation and the fall of Man from grace. There are some details that got left out along the way…

The Wizard of Cai
Gary W. Feather
Magic and martial arts collide in ancient China as Lady Jin and her pupil, One-Eyed Nu, battle a sorceror who plans to rule the world using magic fueled by human sacrifice. A sequel to "Gory Pearl of Doom".

February 2012 Forum Flash Challenge

Congratulations to Lester Curtis, author of the favorite entry in the February 2012 Forum Flash Fiction Challenge. Check out "Jed" and three more tales of love between characters from different worlds (literally or figuratively)

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Goblin’s Work Is Never Done
Stuart Sharp

Aren’t They All Like This?
Peter Adamakakis

At the Edge of the End
Stephen Jarrell Williams

Blind Date
Mike Berger

Don't Cry, Little Robot
Kevin Long

The Magician Boy’s Cat
Kristin Roahrig

My Sister
Richard Tornello

The Robots in Gomorrah
John M. Marshall

Sizzle
Robin Lipinski

The Were-Wife
Jim Gardner

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Articles and features

Sorry, but there are no feature articles this month.

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