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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Frozen Garden
Rick Grehan
Emalei was Kara's best friend, even though she was a hologram. But Kara had to leave her behind when the world started to fall apart.

The Diary: Confessions of God's Shrink
Richard Tornello
Psychiatrists hear secrets that are known to only a few people. Imagine the secrets that a Therapist to the Gods would have in his personal journal!

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Short Stories

Aliens Need Not Apply
Noel Carroll
The alien probes kept coming, each more sophisticated than the last. Were they a threat? What should be done about them?

Early Warning Chaos
Chris Sharp
SurfCity was already the subject of a chapter in "50 Weirdest Cities in America" (thanks to its plethora of ghosts). But if Taylor Anglim was right, they'd be able to add alien visitors (or were they invaders?) to the guidebooks.

Escape
Matthew D. Ryan
Dreggin Yorr and his companions went into fairy territory in search of friends and comrades who had done likewise — and never returned. Now they had a new priority — making it out alive.

Here After
Doug Donnan
The expedition had come to the deepest jungles of Madagascar to record and sample everything they could. Even in the age of satellites, there were secrets to be learned.

Like…Chicken
Jason Sturner
The old homeless man promised him the secrets of the universe — or universes — for five dollars. (The part about it tasting like chicken was a joke.)

Night of the Green Devil
Christopher Owen
John saw his master die at the hands of the Green Devil when payment for the power and wealth granted the demon came due. He refused to make a deal for himself — or so he thought.

Second Suicide
Tim Britto
The Valash came to destroy the Earth, because its endlessly violent inhabitants would someday threaten peace in the galaxy. But human art — music, poetry, fiction, dance and all the rest — might lead them to suspend the death sentence they had come to carry out.

Thrall
Joseph E. Arechavala
In which we learn how a female yuppie becomes human servant to a vampire… (Come on, you know you want to know.)

Through Seven Stars
Evan Sehr
Hroth and his Skraelings had destroyed Ojin's home and killed everyone Ojin loved, obsidian and wood being no match for steel. Now, after a lifetime of searching, Ojin had found a legendary weapon forged of metal that had flown through seven stars, a sword they said could kill a god.

Vox
Ian Cordingley
To survive in a ruined world, many resorted to upgrading their bodies and brains with implants and interfaces. Of course, there were those who weren't given the choice.

March 2012 Forum Flash Challenge

Congratulations to Richard Tornello, author of the favorite entry in the March 2012 Forum Flash Fiction Challenge. Check out "The Soup Is Getting Cold" and two more tales of characters who are literally displaced in time

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Poetry and Filk Music

A Bittersweet Comet
Holly R. Appling

Foreign World of Pain
Robin Lipinski

God Rest Ye, HP Lovecraft
Iain Muir

The Tears Of Kharnoon
Gordon J. L. Ramel

The Vision of Delphica
John M. Marshall

US
Richard Tornello

Wind’s Rabies
A.J. Huffman

Zombie from the Putrid Blog
Mike Berger

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Articles and features

Thoughts on Writing #36: Plotting Against You
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.

Dreams of Steam II: Brass and Bolts - book review
Dan L. Hollifield
Dan provides a look at the second volume of the Steampunk anthology series edited Kimberly Richardson and featuring 25 new tales by some of the stars of the steampunk genre.

Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos - book review
Dan L. Hollifield
Dan reviews Thomas Willeford's "how-to" guide for steampunk fans who want to make their own props and devices for that next gathering of enthusiasts.

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