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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Novellas

Saturn and Sphinx
JD McDonnell
Why were we put upon this earth? Why does Saturn have rings? Why did they take the cat? Find out the answers to these important questions in this science fiction story about the first manned space expedition to Saturn…

The Francher
Rob Hunter
No matter how bad the future gets, American industry will be there to supply us with what we think we want. Too bad want and need are not always the same thing.

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Short Stories

An Acquired Taste
S. D. Hilderbrand
He went to the remote Italian village in search of his roots. What he found made him regret ever having made the trip … and very, very thirsty.

Baby Doll
Kim Rush
Ian Dough had a limited budget and limited time to find a Christmas gift that would really please his wife. With BaMay in tow, he hit the mall — and found a deal that seemed to good to be true.

Coincidence?
Kevin McFarlane
The President fit the pattern of coincidences that linked assassinated Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy to an astounding degree. But he couldn't let an infoweb message that had been circulating for decades affect his plans.

Just an Illusion
Edward Rodosek
Jim thought he knew whom he could trust. On the one hand, there was the Covon interrogator, who would use trickery and illusion to pry vital information out of him. On the other, there was his twin brother, commander of the human expedition to Xanadis.

Lethargy's Rainbow
Pedro Cerda and Daniel Stiles
Christopher Richmond had always wanted to be a Hero, and at last, he had his chance.

OZ
Michele Dutcher
Voluntary cryogenic suspension was the only hope Cooper had of "earning" his way out of permanent poverty. And it was safe — usually — up to a point…

Symbol of the Order
L. D. Dailey
Something peculiar was happening in Jerusalem, and spymaster Sylvanus Moschus needed to find out what — and who — was behind it all. As a holy place for Jews, Muslims, and Christians, the city bred intrigue and danger like fleas.

The Office Worker
Anthony R. Pezzula
Like many office workers, Harlan endured an unending stream of tedium interrupted only petty annoyances and flat-out humiliation. But Harlan was different. Harlan was going to do something about it.

The Protector
Amber Douglas
Meredith and Jacqueline planned a leisurely vacation at a lakeside motel, their reward for surviving the endless hell of high school. Okay, the place had an odd reputation, but that was probably meant to lure in curious tourists.

The Simulation Addict
Vincent L. Scarsella
"Mary" knew that spending time with simulations of lost loves — or with unattainable objects of lust — was addictive. That's why she gave prospective clients a free demonstration.

The Wellness Center
Lee Gimenez
When humans colonized Azulation, they found the natives to be very useful, as slave labor — and more. But when some of the Blues forget their place, Detective Erik Larson must investigate.

And last, but definitely not least —

The Door of Renown

Jaimie L. Elliott
The games people play is as nothing when compared to what deities can get up to the Mare Inebrium's Pantheon Room… Gods and heroes and writers— Oh my! Jaimie Elliott's first ever Mare Inebrium story!

February-March 2009 Forum Challenge

Is still open! Be one of the few, the proud, the contributors to the "Aphelion Project" Mars Mission shared world "Spaceman's Birthday" challenge! Click here for the original series proposal and a drawing of the ships.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Around The Campfire
E. J. Tett

Autotrophic Man
William Landis

Black Fantasy
James Dye

Commander
Mary E. Cody

Cyberpunk
J. Davidson Hero

Diamonds And Toads
Jennifer Lawrence

Dogstar
Jonathan Pinnock

Drifting Flakes
Richard H. Fay

Midgets
Stephen Jarrell Williams

Mother Edith At 98
Michael Lee Johnson

Strength In Letters
Richard Tornello

The Condemned
A. K. Sykora

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Articles and features

Thoughts on Writing #7: Write What You…Hell, No
Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire takes apart the engine of writing to find out how it works, and offers her insights into how to put it back together again.

The World is Mine: A manga review
McCamy Taylor
Our Serials and Novellas Editor reviews a Japanese manga (graphic novel) by Arai Sedeki, The World is Mine. This one isn't yet available in an official English-language edition, but maybe if we all wish really hard…

Ego Tutela Custodiae Custodie: Zack Snyder's "Watchmen"
Review By Terence Chua
Terence takes in Zack Snyder's film adapation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's classic comics mini-series.

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