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Issue 86 Volume 08 October 2004

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Editorial

Dan Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

The Last Abbott
Jon Wesick
Thousands of years in the future a group of monks guards the nuclear waste left behind after modern civilization collapsed. One day Brother Wigner discovers a library hidden in one of the tunnels. The young monk and two companions set out on a quest to discover the books' meaning.

Under the Bridge
George T. Philibin
After three kids disappear near a city park, the two other boys with them but who didn't go along now live in a nightmare. What happened to the three? That question is somewhat answered years later when the two boys, now college kids, stumble into their nightmare once again when they find something relating to the three kids who are still missing!

Nightwatch: Cardenio
Kate Thornton
A lost Shakespearean play, a lost research station, and Stephanie Keel's lost past all converge in the steamy jungles of Amazonia. Simon Litchfield's khakis keep their impeccable crease as he, Tom Weldon, and Stephanie do battle over an incredible and ancient secret.
A new shared universe series: Nightwatch, under the direction of Jeff Williams.

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Short Stories

After Creation
J.L. Navarro
You could describe this story as "Aldous Huxley meets J.L. Navarro."

Chopper
Lee Alon
It was supposed to be a holiday for Lenny's mom, but there was an unexpected side trip to a world of violence.

Elsewhere
Fred Zachau
After thirty years of quiet desperation, a man encounters an old girl friend and faces a rendezvous with a mysterious train.

Evil Eyes
Tom Arbino
Never trust a cat with evil eyes.

Hell and Back
Joshua Scribner
Willie Tantel was smart enough for college, but he didn't have the kind of patience it took to stick with something for several years. Like so many kids his age, he had wanted it all and wanted it fast.

My Children
Ron Bruno
For fans of flash horror fiction.

Old Business
Robert Starr
He knew what he had to say to be free, but somehow he could never bring himself to say it.

Subway Seductress
Joe Vadalma
After the bars close, the city dies. An atmosphere of hopelessness and despair pervades. Only the evil and destitute are on the streets; the homeless, junkies, muggers, killers, and worn-out prostitutes.

We All Have Our Jobs To Do
Katherine Sanger
Here's a short tale with a very surprising ending.

The Customer is Always Right
Bill Wolfe
All things come to they who wait—Even if they wait forever.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Call of the Moon
Kevin Eastman

Close To Her
William Carson Reed

Hole in My Head
Gary William Crawford

Last Alliance
Terri Wachowiak

Major Outage Tech Support Blues
Rob Wynne

Momma's Turned Into a Rolling Stone
The Rev Theresa Jackson

The Creature
Ron Bruno

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Articles and features

The Pollwatchers!
Cary Semar
Cary Semar turns his eye towards the political scene…

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