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Issue 28 Volume 03 September 1999

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Archives Editorial Serials and Long Fiction Poetry and Filk Music Short Stories Features Series

Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual ravings about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

Dreamer Part 2 (of 3)
Dan L. Hollifield
A rare foray into pure fantasy, just to prove that I can do it.
This story ran in 5 parts in the second incarnation of Dragon's Lair webzine in 1997.
(And in issues 5-9 - ye Archivist!)

Superhero Nation Part 4 (of 5)
Mike Tanier
It's 2049, and any kid can call himself a superhero if he's willing to spend a little money and break a few laws.

The Journeyman Part 4 (of 5)
Allen Woods
Nothing in their lives could ever have prepared the citizens of Ithica, GA for the Journeyman.

Morning Bird
Jeffrey Williams
"Panda Swann awoke from a shallow sleep. Swinging her legs over the mattress of her bed, she slid off and dropped slowly to the floor. Quietly, Panda tiptoed towards the window and drew back her light green curtains. At first, she was greeted by the powerful orange light of the street lamps; however, despite the brightness, she was still able to see it hovering, seemingly motionless, in the night sky."

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Short Stories

A Paranoid's Paradise
David J. Rollins
You would have to be crazy to ride in a time machine

Alien Sun
Daniel William Gonzales
"Never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet, and her Romeo."

Bronwon
Stephen Vollmer
Here is a penetrating stare into the divorce that exists between civilization and nature.

Dancing Bird
Kelly D. Tolman
"You can't just go chasing vanishing females in the night", and if you do…

Einstein Versus Satan
Django Wexler
There is more than one way to keep the devil way down in the hole.

Father Shadow
Michael J. Martineck
Hunted by police, private detectives and insurance investigators, Father Anthony only has one trick up his cassock, but it's a good one.

Now I Know
Myke Anthony
Harn and Aries have been best friends for years. Now they are faced with circumstances that can possibly bring the Galactic Alliance to war with the Cali people. If this happens it could escalate to a galactic war. What they do in the next few hours could impact the lives of trillions.

Psyche
McCamy Taylor
In hero tales, men try to find their way home. In heroine tales, women try to find their lost men. Here is the other side of "Ulysses," told from Molly's point of view.

Recycled
Noel Carroll
Where are we going? We aren't certain. When will we get there? We don't know. But we are on our way.

Heroes (In the Shadows)
Debra Laich
Behind every great hero, there is someone unsung…

Tarj's Hit
T.S. George
Even in the Mare Inebrium- "Another day, another dollar…" for the galaxy's greatest living assassin.

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Flare of Beauty
Michael Carl Musser

A Hiccup In The Continuum
Lloyd Michael Lohr

Crop Circles
Richard Stevenson

Departure
Sven Kloepping

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Articles and features

The Aphelion Interview: McCamy Taylor
Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams sits down with one of Aphelion's most popular writers, to discuss her life and work. This is the third in a series of Interviews we will be bringing you over the next few months.

Wayward Musings
Kim Holec
Kim shares her thoughts about seeing the musical Chess at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

Dan Hollifield reviews:
P.N. Elrod's "Vampire Files" series of novels.

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