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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Out of Purgatory
Mike Dorman
Only a handful of humanity still survived… they had to destroy the AI before it killed the rest of them.

The Best Long Fiction of the First Twenty Years

Listening to the Words [Pt 1]
Listening to the Words [Pt 2]
Joseph Jordan
Tony wants to get David to the space station for a life saving procedure. David wants to see outer space before he dies. A story about second chances and last wishes.

The Bind Collaborators
Lee Alon, Nathan J Kailhofer, Iain Muir, TaoPhoenix, and Gareth D Jones
When things start going wrong on the orbital habitat Astropolis, the only people who can help are the ones who know nothing about it.

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Short Stories

10,001
Christopher J. Ferguson
It should have been a quiet trip. There was no one onboard except 10,000 dead people.

His New Unknown
Stephen M. Davis
They were about to land on a new planet, except there was a surprise.

Many Trips
Mike Wilson
Mark Roebuck was an adventurer, an astronaut, and a dreamer.

Needs
J.E. Deegan
Life in Limboland could leave you wanting.

Only a Drop
Robin B. Lipinski
Dare you break the rules?


Queen of Denial
C. E. Gee
A trip to Mars takes a horrible turn.

Smoke
Roderick D. Turner
A reporter's vision could save the day.

The Carrotfinger Man
E. L. Knox
To reach the castle in time, the dwarves had to face what their pixie guides feared most.

The End
Martin Westlake
Pet ownership isn't all wonderful.

The Green Lights Hurt You
Andrew Kanago
The lights made life interesting… and scary.

The Best Shorts of the First Twenty Years

2001

The Planting
Harlon Stafford
Mirak has no idea the surprise his wife has in store for him.

The Sins of the Father
Rene Steen
If you go back in time and make a mistake, can you go back again and fix it?

Harsh Rains
Tom Oliver
In a place with no life, there are no natural predators.

2002

An Apartment in Automatia
Joe Vadalma
Perhaps machines shouldn't take care of everything for you…

Old Cyrus
James McCormick
What's in a lamp? Aye, there's the rube.

Rerun
Greg Guerin
Again, the Old Ones would not stop them.

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Flash Fiction

The Creature That Came Uninvited
Charles E. J. Moulton
Stalker becomes prey…

Dragonfly-man
Susan Anwin
A moment of reflection wasn't normally his way.

Peachy Head
Mark Govier
Come have a drink. They'll clean the blood up later.

First Lunar Landing
Thomas Wm. Hamilton
One of these days…

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.

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Woman's Story
by Ron Larson

The Counter-World
by Simon Smith

Curse of the Death Spirit
by Alexis Child

Get Off This Rock
by Denny E. Marshall

Ghosts in the Machine
by Richard Tornello

Momentarily
by Jonathan Beale

Our Younger Brother
by ayaz daryl nielsen

The Angel of Death Speaks
by Jean Jones

The Best Poetry of the First Twenty Years
2001-2002

Captain Jack and the Mermaid
Meg Davis

Through Morning Fog
I. J. Albright

Slowing The Speed Of Light
Kate Thornton

Request
Michael Fantina

Rehabilitation
David Whippman

A Good Troop
Teri Wachowiak

And The Band Played Bouncing Potatoes
Terence Chua

Here Comes The Yellow King
Terence Chua

I Saw it on the Late Show
Cary Semar

Sauron
Rob Wynne

Schlaine's Saga
Fred Harvey

Teleportation
Wishbone

Rainy Day Argo #12 & #35
Rob Wynne

Fetid Embrace
Cameron Neilson

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Articles and features

The Best Mare Inebrium Tales from Our First Twenty Years
2001-2002

An Argument In Favor of A Social Conscience
Gary Glass
When the Mare Inebrium is threatened a Culture Clash, it's up to the Social Conscience to save the innocent.

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.

The Challenge
Dennis Talent
There were two ways for a paramedic to join the elite 911 Group… The easy way was with 15 years seniority, but Rookie Stephen Haddad was at the Mare Inebrium to do it the hard way!

Drinking Problem
Jim Parnell
Never trust an alien who doesn't drink, particularly at the Mare Inebrium!

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