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Mean Something
Mean Something by Alex Sobel I’ve never seen this man’s particular set of garments before, but I’ve run into enough men of God’s over-the-top outfits to pick one out of a crowd. “This is Mr. Marquez,” Lena says, placing a … Continue reading
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The Ice Fields of Titan
The Ice Fields of Titan by Harold R. Thompson On Thursday, I called my dad. “Hey, what’s new?” he said. It was what he always said when I called. I’d rehearsed my lines, but now I felt that old awkwardness, … Continue reading
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Éclairs for Elodie
Éclairs for Elodie by Jameyanne Fuller Pierre doesn’t sleep the night after the accident. He stays down in the bakery and makes éclairs instead, because Elodie loves—she loved—éclairs. The sticky glaze, then the light crunch of the pastry, and finally … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Intergalactic Rejects
Intergalactic Rejects (Calendar of Fools) Edited by Storm Humbert This anthology is a treasure trove of the unusual, written for writers and by writers. It starts out with a marvelous introduction by Neil Clarke; don’t skip it! It’s well worth … Continue reading
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Introduction to Poetry Issue 94, Q2, 2025
Please enjoy these works from poets from the States and around the world: L. Acadia (Wenshan District, Taiwan): “Noctiluca scintillans” Patricia Hope (Oak Ridge, Tennessee): “Moonchild” Frank Coffman (Elgin, Illinois): “Merlin’s Return” Megan Branning (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania): “Wand of Iron” Deborah … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews The Midnight Project
The Midnight Project (Wolsak & Wynn) by Christy Climenhage In the not-too-distant future, we meddle with ecosystems one time too many, and end up with a catastrophic collapse. We tried to engineer a type of human that could survive the … Continue reading
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Groats in the Broth of Heaven
Richard Magahiz Groats in the Broth of Heaven A silent pulse in Virgo begins to yield stars. Mortals take care: your wayward tongues reveal stars. As Eve licks the tip of her old pencil she’s tasting the corpse flesh of … Continue reading
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Relative
Randall Andrews Relative That feeling you get when your not-quite-light-speed ship finally arrives at a deep-space outpost, and you disembark thirsty and hit the bar and meet a girl who just teleported from Earth, and she’s a dead ringer for … Continue reading
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Minotaur
Simon MacCulloch Minotaur ………….The maze has no center ………….The monster is nowhere Orange-baked brick of the sausage-chopped houses, Mapless and minding their undiscussed business, Gridding a zone where the heat-stink of man-bulls Loiters at corners and trembles in trash bins, … Continue reading
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The Ridge, Scruggs County, Tennessee
Daniel Roop The Ridge, Scruggs County, Tennessee They came from the city, out of state, to buy the land in midwinter. The road ended at the base, so they scaled the acreage on foot. The trees stood leafless and gray, … Continue reading
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