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Five hundred years into the future, Pevely Keiser is the capo of the criminal organization called Temmen. Temmen runs itself, for the most part, with only a few nudges from Pevely to keep people in line. Lately she has two things on her mind. She wants to do something good and useful with the funds that accrue to the gang. And she has a companion or two to help her...and to share her bed, for she well knows it's lonely at the top. An alien named Dorcas, who can project illusions designed to create joy or terror, has come to Pevely because a small group of her people have disappeared. Assisting Dorcas, Pevely finds herself up against the major corporate power in human trafficking--a power that dwarfs what her gang, Temmen, can muster. To salvage this one, she has to deal with a possible betrayal by someone she trusted completely, and rescue a family in distress, as well as see to a few strays she tends to accumulate during her activities. Along the way, she has to figure out why someone would abduct aliens who create illusions. As dangers gather like storm clouds, she is forced to rely on the one person she cannot trust: Dorcas the Illusian.

Although Aryk was born an Islander, he washes ashore at a young age in the Flatland Kingdom, the only survivor of a shipwreck. King Konr raises Aryk as his own son. Years later, after a severe summer and serious drought, Islanders are detected making unannounced landings in Flatlander territory. King Konr has no knowledge of the Islander military strength and can only assume the worst by such behavior. In an effort to discourage war, he secures the betrothal of the daughter of the Highland king and an alliance he believes will be strong enough that the Islanders would not dare attack.Aryk is given the duty of leading a party to the Highland Kingdom to escort Konr's betrothed to the Flatland Kingdom, using a map provided by Konr's couriers. As the journey becomes increasingly difficult, this map becomes more and more suspect and the couriers who provided it are assumed to be Islander spies attempting to stop the wedding and alliance.

Scifaikuest is a quarterly digest of minimalist poetry themed to speculative, science fiction, and fantasy. Poetic forms include scifaiku, tanka, haibun, fibonacci, cinquain, senryu, diminuendo, ghazal, sijo, renku, and sedoka. This issue includes:Featured Poet: Stephen C. Curro The Miguel O. Mitchell PageThe Tyler Kerby PageThe Alejandro Barrón Page...and much more!! Articles: Dead Parrot Down by Robert E. Porter

The Fifth Di... presents science fiction, fantasy, and dark fiction for your reading enjoyment. Come meet the difficulties and the characters who deal with them in The Fifth Di...In this issue:FeaturesThe Astronaut Always Rings Twice Reviewed by Lisa Timpf Short StoriesThe Origin of Mirial by N. E. MatinMoving with the Times by Rick DanforthDaysider in Nighttown by Tom Howard Flash FictionPhysical Humor is a Dying Medium by Gustavo BondoniA Million Miles Away by Christian RileyThe Heart of the Island by Andrew Hughes PoetryThe Greening by Bruce BostonPopulation Attitudes by Roxanne BarbourHistorical Drift by Bruce BostonSneaky Spaceship Cats by Roxanne BarbourObserved and Recorded by Bruce BostonLife Sustaining by Roxanne Barbour IllustrationsSweet Gypsy Fortuneteller by Sandy DeLuca

Shelter of Daylight features positive and uplifting science fiction and fantasy. In this issue you'll find a magical standing stone that swallows up a visitor; the call for a mermaid child to return to the ocean; the destroyer of a civilization, and its rebuilder; and much more. Short StoriesRainbow Ghosts by Maureen BowdenCymodoce by Joseph CarrabisFall of the Dark God by Mike AdamsonThe Price of Remembering by Lisa TimpfAt the Edge of the Wood by Angelisa Fontaine-WoodRule of Threes by Rebecca Hardy PoetryPeace Is Possible by Guy BellerantiA Life Well Spent by Peter MacQuarrie IllustrationsInk Woman by Sandy DeLuca

Lisa is the last survivor of six astronauts who were sent into space aboard the Laika to test the new faster-than-light drive and to explore other worlds. She was gone for 38 years, but time dilation makes her return 9,000 years later. The Earth is mostly a desert, and few humans have survived. She wants to find out why this happened. She is aided by Rachel, the Laika's computer who has come to life, and by Elly, a reclusive Kentucky moonshiner who wants to learn more about her milieu. They encounter a desolate land sparsely populated by disparate folk whose societies are based on what little commerce exists. There are isolated groups of religious fanatics who enslave others. Finally Lisa's search winds up at the long-abandoned site of Area 51, where she and her companions learn the truth about the fall of Earth.

In this book you'll learn: Why there are no more unicorns. The secret of Rapunzel's hairdresser. How the Velociraptor Reservation developed, and what it means for humans. Why Sleeping Beauty wanted to be ugly. The decision Snow White had to make. How the pigs lost their wings. The adventures of a baloney sandwich. About what happened at the annual triceratops race. And so much more!

Spaceports & Spidersilk features science fiction and fantasy for ages 9 to 99. It presents adventures on other planets and in imaginary worlds. Inside these pages you'll find visitors from other worlds, dragons, magic, and strange friends.StoriesReal Magic by Templeton MossThe King of Mars by Beth McCabeBroom For Improvement by Pamela LoveMy Robot Mom by Trevor ConwayBefore Her Time by Bridgette Dutta PortmanGreenhouse of Sentience by J. Aaron Mosely Poetrysolar system snowball by Denise Noetanka by Lisa TimpfQuestions by Trivikram Pujarscifaiku by Lauren McBrideP's and Q's by Taylor BakerThe Guardian by Goran Lowie IllustrationsBroom by Denise NoeJust Another Tuesday by Ann Hoekstra

parABnormal Magazine features stories that focus on the paranormal, including ghosts, spectres, witchcraft, the afterlife, and the occasional bit of dark magic. The main article in this issue is Does the Mythological River Saraswati Really Exist? by Sonali Roy. Read this magazine with all the lights on... StoriesBeyond Medicine by Dusty GrinnellTHE WINTHROP WITCHES: A Little Help Along the Way by Karen DentThe Action of Turning Back by Michael BurkeTalking in Your Sleep by Cate MoyleMy Birth God is Anubis by Zary FeketeBhurghali, demon storm by Shasha KadapaHell's Bridge by William Presley Poemsdancing around dunes by Roxanne BarbourTanuki by Chris DickinsonGhosts in Oil by Denny MarshallDarkling by Lori GreenLand of No Return by Lily TierneyThe Candle by Sarah Cannavo ArticlesThe Animal Unconscious by R. D. HayesDoes the Mythological River Saraswati Really Exist? by Sonali RoyIt Moved by Renee Conley

Out on their first date, high school seniors Colo Collins and Tama Toledo are taken aboard a spaceship and offered the chance to intervene in various events in the Universe. These events can range from stopping an asteroid from striking a planet to helping someone find her house keys. But there's a catch: both Colo and Tama have to agree that an intervention should be performed . . . and sometimes they'll have to perform the intervention themselves!Each problem they are presented has to be solved by critical thinking. In some instances, time travel and body-swapping with alien sentient beings is necessary. This novel is intended for an adult audience, but is certainly suitable for high school ages.

Mysterious doings surround the old house that has caught the attention of Elmore Paranormal Investigations. Ghosts and rumors of ghosts abound. Certain events simply cannot be explained away. There's a shapeshifter, a skinwalker, lurking about. What does it want? How can it be appeased? Can the Native American who is working with the Christopher family be of any assistance, with his knowledge of native folklore and mythology? Or is the ghost something the folks will simply have to live with for the rest of their lives?

The third edition of Hungur Chronicles is a fascinating journey though the imagination of a group of gifted writers. This compilation explores the world of Vampires. Rather than your usual Neck Drainers, it features those who have unique needs. They nourish themselves-not only to maintain life, but to increase their energetic and sexual needs as well as their need to connect with others. In other words, these are NOT your usual Vampires. Please enjoy our latest issue! FeaturesEditors' NotesVampires in Kossovo by Gary DavisDried Blood Stockings and a Freudian Slip by Robert E. PorterWho's Who StoriesExile by Randall AndrewsThe Graveyard Experiment by Gary DavisThe Price of a Kiss by Adam NewnhamVirgin Blood by Tyree CampbellTen Minutes by Ron Capshaw PoemsBloody No Sun Day by Denny MarshallWe Are Not Afraid by Guy Belleranti IllustrationsPeek-A-Boo by Jazzlyn Huff

Welcome to a collection of 100-word tales of how so many problems can be solved by a simple yet effective haunting. In here you will meet humans and non-humans who have to deal in some way with the spectral remnants of people and past events in space and in spaceports. Some of those ghosts are vexed, and will take their out their frustrations on whoever comes along. You'll find humor and serious points in these stories. So take a load off and escape this world for a little while.

The scion of a corporate hierarch, Angrboda Vigdisdottir (Ayvy) wants to hijack a gold shipment to prevent an interstellar war. Disgraced security operative Pol Cahill is the ideal partner for her, given his skill set. Unfortunately, personalities clash. Finally, on a remote world, the two encounter one another in a tavern, and find that a young woman named Nohana, intensely educated and with a desire to travel among the stars, takes to the pair. But the personalities continue to clash even as plans are laid to steal the gold. Nohana fills the power vacuum and becomes the so-called adult in the room. But Cahill is shot and wounded before they can carry out their plan. Nohana now has no choice but to try to save the day, despite her lack of experience. Meanwhile, the war awaits.

Scifaikuest is a quarterly digest of minimalist poetry with a focus on science fiction and fantasy, including scifaiku, haiku, senryu, haibun, cinquain, ghazal, empat perkataan, tanka, and other similar forms. The May 2023 issue contains:Featured Poet: Sangita Kalarickal The William Keckler PageThe Marie Herbert PageThe Doris Lynch Page...and much more!! Articles: Ablaut Reduplication by Roxanne Barbour and Space for the Butcher by Robert E. Porter

The old bookshop has been around before people can remember. An aging caretaker is finally being replaced and the new manager realizes the shop itself is sentient. The bookshop survives by deriving energy from its patron's lost dreams and uses that energy to manipulate people. A series of barely interacting victims who have shopped in the store over the years are telepathically summoned to return to the shop and gather on a single day not realizing their fate is in the hands of the sentient shop.

Illumen is a quarterly digest of science fiction and fantasy poetry, including minimalist forms such as haiku, haibun, empat perkataan, cinquains, and other forms, as well as more traditional formats for poetry. Featured Poet: Jennifer Lee RossmanPlus: Lee Clark Zumpe, Avra Margariti, Tony Daly, Emma Laurent, Deborah Sheldon, and many more!

The Fifth Di... presents science fiction, fantasy, and horror for your reading enjoyment. This issue includes a problem with fragments of life, magic cards if treated right, ghosts of girls on the road, a woman who misuses her creative powers, a perfect Eden that's broken, and much more. Come meet these difficulties and the characters who deal with them in The Fifth Di...

Her day name is Lisa Verdi. She comes from Ecuador, she's a bit kinky, and she is descended from the Incas, by whom she is empowered. She can sense crimes before they are committed, and the sensation arouses her-so she watches, to intervene at the very last moment, because she's the one she pleases. Now she has a chance to end the battle between herself and Pizarro, the destroyer of the Inca Empire. But to do so, she needs the sword that originally killed the conquistador, and it's in a museum in Peru. So what's a superheroine to do? One thing at a time...

Pyra has paid off her debt to Mark the Shark, who now wants her to work for him. She likes her independence, and returns to Europa with Kathi, whose parents have allowed her to travel in space for a while. Also with her is Jahn Gassen, who delivered goods to Pyra's ship and was accidentally taken into space. Pyra returns to Europa to study under Dr. Mairead O'Rourke. She receives a telepathic message from the morrikaru, the blind seal-like creatures who live in the ocean under the crust of Europa. The morrikaru report strange sounds coming from the walls around the ocean. Pyra and Kathi go to investigate, and find a crack in the walls. What if the surface of Europa should collapse? Uh-oh.

The Martian Wave features stories of the exploration and settlement of other worlds. In here you will encounter a denizen of the deep ocean on a strange planet; a remote world where nothing much happens-until it does; hallucinations and other labor problems; a remodeling of future Earth; the arrival of not-so-benevolent aliens; and much more!FeaturesIndigo Reviewed by Gustavo Bondoni NoveletteThe Leviathan Awakens by Steve Cameron Short StoriesNamug by Gustavo BondoniNight Patrol by Regina ClarkeSalvage World by David CastlewitzTo Lie with Spirit by Shaun DukeAres by Randall AndrewsThey Came in Peace by John Darling Flash FictionA Dream of the Universe by Christina SngTime Shards by Kathy Latusik PoemsCancer: Celestial Crustacean by Maureen BowdenWhat Really Happened at Roswell by DJ TyrerAt the Edge of the Universe by Christina SngA Messed-Up Mnemonic by Maureen BowdenFootprints with Claws by Debby FeoSpace Zoo by Christina Sng

An alien invasion changes human life on Earth. Their ships disintegrate on Earth, leaking poisons into the soil. The aliens take to the seas. With nowhere for people to go, many perish. Tansy and Luke take their daughter Maria to their family home by the ocean, seeking refuge. But there are strange creatures in the water, and they have a siren's call that is irresistible and unavoidable. Things change at the shore. Inexplicably, children are hungry all the time. And already it is too late... To lose a loved one to Death is almost unbearable. But to lose a loved one still living, and changing because of the aliens, requires a surrender no one is prepared to make.

Crimes of some form will be with us as long as there are laws to break. Technology helps solve those crimes. But those solutions will always be found by the ones who get down and dirty-the detectives. Come see what the future holds for the dark side of law & order.Short Stories Double or Nothing by Lindsey DuncanMaisie and the Missing Ticket by Angelique FawnsHeart of Gold by Lisa TimpfDon't Wake the Children by David McGillverayHack Her by Mikel J. WislerThe Sound of Death by Gareth D. Jones IllustrationsMaisie by Devin Towrie

The Stardust Sisters have always made their parody shows work. So what if they lost their third member to Hollywood? Does it even matter that they don't have a new theater facility? Grad school should fix that, twin sisters Stella and Evangeline calculate, and they'll get the funding, as well as a decent apartment in the city. As if by miracle, an apartment with no rent opens up- in the Haunted Basilio Theater, where new management wants a fresh start after summer camp went wrong. All the twins have to do is perform a show scripted a century ago, and give up bits of their body heat. Ooo! But the show must go on, right? Right?!

When dreams come alive, there's no telling where they will lead. Everything changes when you realize that, dream or no dream, you're going to die. What do you do then? Denise Hatfield was born and raised in rural Ohio and now resides in Florence, Kentucky. She is an avid reader and, like her music tastes, it's an eclectic mix. A welder by day, she is a jack of all trades when it comes to creativity. Whether it's candle making, photography, painting or writing she considers herself an artist.

parABnormal Magazine features stories that focus on the paranormal, including ghosts, spectres, witchcraft, the afterlife, and the occasional bit of dark magic. The main article in this issue is The Immortal Soul in this Mortal World by Sonali Roy.StoriesCoins For The Dead by Herika R. RaymerNo Photographs, Please by Jeff ProvineDamnatio Memoriae by Lamont A. TurnerOscillating Temperatures by Jerri MoyesThere's Something in the Bathroom by Jenna MoquinThis Is the Forest Primeval by Regina Clarke PoemsAn Innocent Item by Matthew WilsonThe Morgue by Philip MaddenThey Say by Scott J. Couturiercrow confessions by Sharmon GazawayGolem by Christian Dickinson ArticlesThe Immortal Soul in This Mortal World by Sonali RoyWillows Weep House

Welcome to a collection of 100-word tales of how so many problems and so much evil can be solved so easily by being shoved out the airlock. In here you will meet humans and non-humans who have to deal in some way with difficult people who seem bent on cluttering up the lives of everyone else with mean-spirited, petty, bureaucratic behavior. The solution is so simple: out the airlock! Bye. You'll find humor and serious points in these stories. So take a load off and escape this world for a little while.

Spaceports & Spidersilk features science fiction and fantasy for ages 9 to 99. It presents adventures on other planets and in imaginary worlds. Inside these pages you'll find visitors from other worlds, dragons, magic, and strange friends.Stories include:Invisible by Mary Beth LangAmazing by Jordan StoreyIt Isn't Easy Being Green by Joseph Sidari Cover art "Equus" by t.santitoro

Scifaikuest is a quarterly digest of minimalist poetry forms, including scifaiku, haiku, tanka, haibun, senryu, fibonacci, empat perkataan, diminudo, cinquain, and several others. It is published in February, May, August, and November. This is its 21st year of publication.This issue contains:Featured Poet: Benjamin Whitney NorrisThe L. L. Hill PageThe Stewart C. Baker PageThe Richard E. Schell Page...and much more!!Articles: Japanese Sonnets by Frank CoffmanMicro Acrostics by Akua Lezli HopeCover art: Plant Troll by Denny Marshall

Dark As Life features dark stories of trying to stay alive under dismal living conductions. Some of those conditions are created by ourselves, others are creared for us. In a South American country, a government is 'disappearing' its dissidents. A psychotic woman has to deal with a useless husband and spiders in the laundry room, and spending grocery money on therapy that isn't working. Temporal transformations becomes the cost of doing business, even when they go awry. You'll find all this and more on these pages. Turn them carefully.