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Issue 95 Volume 09 August 2005

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Editorial

Dan Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

Nightwatch: Fly by Wire
Part One (of Two)

Dan L. Hollifield
What was concealed
Shall stand revealed
In all its radiant glory.
Those secrets held
Shall be unveiled
And there hangs this story…

A new shared universe series: Nightwatch, under the direction of Jeff Williams.

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Short Stories

Alligator Tears
N. J. Kailhofer
A fable of sorts, about the real reason for alligator tears.



Fool Brittania
Gareth D. Jones
The secret war against the aliens had been going on for decades, hidden behind a brilliant campaign of misdirection and pop culture. The government thought it was over — but was it really?


Freshman
Timothy Maguire
Being the new kid in school was hard. Being the new kid, from another country, with the powers of a God-Touched — and enemies to match — was something that Alex would just have to deal with. Right after Math class…

From Above
Jeremy Robinson
Losing an arm in the line of duty didn't bother Detective Priest nearly as much as having to pay to replace his own ruined tact-suit. Years later, when the orbiting superweapon that vaporized his arm started wiping out whole city blocks, Priest was ready to collect on the debt — with interest.

I Get My Ideas From …
Fiona MacDonald
Steve thought he'd found the writers' equivalent of the gold at rainbow's end: a source of inspiration guaranteed to make him a successful author, and the world's best agent, all in one package. It sounded too good to be true …

Spring Break
Joe Arechavala
When young women started to vanish, the Florida resort town of Oceanside went into panic mode — Oceanside's status as a favorite Spring Break destination could be ruined. But Police Officer Marcie Callahan knew there were more important things than tourist dollars.(Contains adult subject matter)

Welcome to Hell
Diana Rohlman
Vikten was a killer's killer, utterly without conscience. The home invasion was really just something to fill the time between contracts — but the consequences were beyond anything Vikten could have imagined.

When Blood Freezes
Mitch Wyatt
Tal had only begun to develop his skills at Shaping when his brother, King Razius, went mad. Now Razius has half the thugs in the kingdom of Elwyn hunting for Tal and the magical objects he — liberated — when he went underground. Tal's only choices: become a true Shaper — or die.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Bear
Mari Ness

Creature
Thomas D Reynolds

Planetfall
Terri Wachowiak

Vampire Rensaku
Meaghan Clyne


Articles and features

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