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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Don't Go Out At Sunset
Rod Hamon
While Earth's scientists have been searching for intelligent life in the universe, the aliens have been looking for a world to replace their own dying planet—and they do not intend to share.

The Lizard of the Lake
McCamy Taylor
Wizards, gods, and dragons notwithstanding, this is a science fiction story.

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Short Stories

Blowback (Revisited)
Richard Tornello
Detective Irwin Bradley was determined to solve the murder, no matter who wanted it left alone. It was just a matter of time…

Death Valley
Ariana Rodrigues
Girl meets boy, after the end of the world. But could either of them survive when the infected were everywhere, and always hungry?

Escape to New Jersey
Mike Wilson
Salem was not a good place to be flaunting strange weapons that could strike a man down with lightning from a small black box — not unless you wanted to be hung or burned at the stake.

First Date
Anil Balan
Bethany was bright and beautiful, but never dated. Alan wanted to know why (and why not him?).

Hulda and the Elf-Knight
Otilia Tena
The Lady Hulda was forced to make a strange bargain to save her own life and the life of the little girl she had taken in. But what would it mean to marry the king of the wolves?

Protecting What's Left
Philip Roberts
Bill was alone in the big house, and expecting to live out his remaining years quietly. Then the creatures came, and he had to fight to protect everything that still mattered to him.

Ringside Seat
E. S. Strout
The first gravity drive ship to Saturn's F-ring had fallen silent after its second report was cut short. The rescue mission found the cause — but it might mean the end of humanity.

Saint Paul of the Pharm
Joe Ollinger
ASHR-4 had side effects — it turned depressed people into religious fanatics. Of course, there were those who thought that was a good thing.

Snake of Eden
Jo Kelli
Lufimar wanted Kavin to marry Lufimar's daughter Emfilen, whether Kavin wanted it or not. His reasons had nothing to do with love, and everything to do with magic.

The Sleep of Death
McCamy Taylor
The immortal Stephan recounts the tale of what happened when he went to the aid of his daughter. A sequel to Order of the Sun (Aphelion, April 2010).

April 2012 Forum Flash Challenge

Congratulations to Michele Dutcher, author of the favorite entry in the April 2012 Forum Flash Fiction Challenge. Check out "The Stars Might Lie" and four more tales of characters seeking redemption for past transgressions.

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Temporary Bargain
Richard Tornello

There are Gaps Between the Stars
T. N. Dockrey

Growth Is Pain
Alex Dodo Niculae

On Reading the Dalai Lama speak about two ways to happiness
Jean Jones

Target Earth
Robin Lipinski

The Big Z
Mike Berger

The Robots In Neumorrah
John M. Marshall

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Articles and features

Thoughts on Writing #37: Hype
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.

Hunter X Hunter
McCamy Taylor
McCamy discusses her favourite manga, Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter

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