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Issue 75 Volume 07 October 2003

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Editorial

Dan Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

Tears of the Madman
Benjamin Taylor Jr.
Survival lessons start early in this harsh, post-apocalyptic world, and if a boy wants to grow to manhood, he needs to pay attention and learn. Because the final exam is a real killer.

Strangebird
Richard J. O’Brien
"Mr. Underwood," I said, "you don't expect people to believe that a demon lived in your well?"

The Mask and the Maze
K. Bannerman
Aalde Baran's empire stretches from the Arctic Circle to the Falkland Islands. He is the supreme chief of office, responsible for the health and safety of each one of his loyal subjects, and his face is on every billboard, every screen, every teleprompter. Beautiful women, lavish palaces, and nations are his to own, but he wants more.

He wants defiance.

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Short Stories

Ambition's Cost
Kelly D. Tolman
The growth of an empire is a challenge fraught with sacrifice and born through rebuilding.

Autumn Leaves Falling Down
Robert Starr
One thing separated Ashbury Corners from other rural towns: Franchesco Ballantine and his story.

Engine Blocker
Derek Robinson
A throbbing beat, an unrelenting drive, a running towards destruction!

Lamentations of the Gods
Brian Ames
What blasphemy occurs when worshippers challenge their gods?

Now and Forever
Tracey A. Bjorksten
Love and time dilatation just don't mix.

Olivia Van Grimm
Joseph Vadalma
She was beautiful, she was innocent, she was a vampire.

The Monk
James McCormick
Father Rosario had done a thing so terrible not even God could forgive him. Now he wanted only to escape the consequences of his crime.

Who's Afraid of Christabel
McCamy Taylor
On All-Hallows Eve, Virginia summoned the ghost of her dead mother…


Poetry and Filk Music

A Professed Witch
Lanaia Lee

Drawing the Line
Raymond Timmins

Ghostly Bodies
MJ Hewitt

Insha'Allah
Teri Wachowiak

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Articles and features

Dan Hollifield Reviews:
The Bromealiad Trilogy

The re-issue of Terry Pratchett's "Books of the Nomes" trilogy in a single volume.
A delightful adventure for young readers and adults alike.

Dan Hollifield Reviews:
"Necropolis"

The new Fantasy novel by Xina Marie Uhl

Writing Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Jon Aristides

An essay the author of The Mask of Priam and The Black Scarab of Amun-Ra

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