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Issue 123 Volume 12 July 2008

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Novellas

Room 26
JJ Beazley
Fiona has always known that she was adopted, but on her eighteenth birthday she learns why she was adopted by her natural parents. best friends and how a series of strange events in a castle turned hotel in Wales have altered the course of her life.

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Short Stories

Byproducts of a Gifted Imagination
Jeremiah Martin
A child's imagination is a wonderful thing. But wonder and terror can be more alike than any adult could guess.

Forty Pieces of Lead
Joel Doonan
Three Feathers knew that Fancy Town was no place for an Indian. In fact, during the day, it was barely a place at all. But at night, its neon-lit streets were home to Cowboys — and Hollow Men…

Irresistible
A. K. Sykora
They were looking for a way to block the effects of cocaine, but they discovered something completely different — and potentially far more profitable.

Reflection
E. S. Strout
Their time machine wasn't a trick at all, but their first target had all been done with mirrors…

Squatters
Ken Kraus
JC was no saint — he sold drugs for his cousin to survive and maybe get ahead in the world. Marks, on the other hand, was something else. The question was — what?

The Carrier
Joshua L. Hamilton
The Carrier had crossed galaxies and waited billions of years to fulfil its purpose of delivering all the knowledge of its creators to a new world. At last, the moment had arrived.

Tibok's Cure
Rick McQuiston
The wizard Tibok had a mess on his hands, and he had to clean it up, regardless of what the other members of the Selection might think. Sometimes a project went so wrong that it could not be salvaged…

Visily's Run: A Tale of the City
Alexander Veligor
The Elect gave Visily targets to be eliminated, and Visily did whatever he had to do to get the job done: scaling buildings, running across the rooftops, using guns or knives or bombs. And somehow, the city seemed to be better for it.

Where Did The Time Go?
Russell Fike
Steven thought that he was just a regular high school kid, with maybe a little talent for science. Then destiny came calling in the form of a pencil and a book.

Results of Forum Flash Challenge for June 2008

Congratulations to Bill Wolfe, winner of the June 2008 Forum Flash Challenge.
Check out Nightshade and six more tiny perfect fantasies — after you read and comment on our other fine features, of course…
Visit the Forum Fun and Games area later this month for the NEXT challenge to your imagination and writing skills.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Aftermath
Megan Arkenberg

Clio
James Matthew ers

Equal Weights
Michaela Sefler

Green Chitinous Domes
Richard H Fay

Herd On The Street
Richard Tornello

Horrorku
Aurelio Rico Lopez III

Hrongar The Barbarian Goes Shopping
Stuart Sharp

Numb
Tracy Hantke

Shasta Among The Tombs
Jonathan Stefanovic

The Robot Animals Come Out Of The Forest At Night
Theresa Lockhart

The Crab Of Gamma Doradus
J. Davidson Hero

The Study Of Man's Past
Holly Day

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Articles and features

Sorry, but there are no feature articles this month.

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