Issue 293, Volume 28
September 2023

Issue 204 Volume 20 March 2016

Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…

Serials and Long Fiction

A Show of Strength
Grisha Syssoyev
A career warrior, and his adjustments to shifting politics.

Short Stories

Autumn Wolves
James Tatam
Conan longed for freedom like a starving dog.

Black Sparrow
D.A. Cairns
An ancient hate spills out onto a lonesome piece of highway.

Following
Dave Schultz
Prepare ye the way…

Freebooters
Paul Michael Moreau
The planet was forbidden, so they went there anyway.

Miriam and I, After the End
I. Verse
He loved Miriam, but she didn't want to go out anymore.

Turtled Dove
Steve Evans
Friendship and peril go head to head in deep space.

Unrequited
J. Eckert Lytle
Purosti found love for the man who rescued her, a man who was strong, skilled, and way too polite.

Flash Fiction

Helioflowers
Meghashri Dalvi

Love Thy Ministers
Joey To

Pet Care
Thomas Wm. Hamilton

The Aphelion Flash Fiction Contest

We run a monthly flash fiction contest in the "Fun and Games" folder in Aphelion's forum. In the contest we post a challenge with a specific theme and genre and participants write a flash story based on the challenge guidelines. The contest is a great place to hone your writing skills, meet some fellow writers, receive some feedback, and possibly win a prize. New participants are always welcome. Submissions for the contest are done through the forum. Flash stories from all of our previous contest challenges are archived in the forum as well.

Over 500 stories are included in our archive. To start reading some of these great flash stories, check out either Index 1 or Index 2.

Poetry and Filk Music

The Admiral (Needs to Be Seen)
C. B. Droege

Alien Reduction Sauce
Richard Tornello

Beggar's Curse
Alexis Child

The Horla
Ron Larson

Talk to me…
Alexis Child

Articles and features

Alas, there were no feature articles this month.